Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that his administration
was developing the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park into a major global tourist
attraction.
This is as the state pledged to address the grouse of newspapers vendors
who are protesting against the harassment and intimidation of their members by
the state’s task force on Illegal markets and motor Parks.
Addressing journalists after inspecting the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park
Cinema completed by his administration, Wike said key facilities were being
developed to improve the quality of experience at the Park.
He described the new Cinema constructed within the park as a five-star
facility that raises the standard of entertainment available to people in the
Niger Delta.
Wike said the state government would continue to develop new facilities
that would complement existing structures within the Port Harcourt Pleasure
Park.
The governor said the new Cinema would be thrown open to the public after
the inauguration programme on September 11.
According to him, his administration was determined to ensure that the
beauty of Port Harcourt was restored and the city made a major tourism
destination in the country.
The governor also inspected ongoing projects in GRA and other parts of Port
Harcourt and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas.
He said the administration would roll out several projects to mark the
first one hundred days of his second term.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State government has said it is addressing the
harassment and intimidation of newspaper vendors in the state by the State
Taskforce on Street Trading and Illegal Motor Parks.
