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| WHAT DO YOU SAY on controversial RIVERS MONORAIL |
From the hard working of our Ex-governor Sir Rotimi Amechi on RIVERS MONORAIL that was supposed to be completed and yet abandoned over reasons only known to the Government.
The decision to build the monorail was taken in 2009. In 2010, building of the project foundations began. The Government of Rivers State had in February 2013 announced that phase 1A and 1B of the monorail system would be completed during September that year. By 2014, monorail trains were performing test runs through UTC Station.
In 2015, the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate Tonye Princewill said he would cancel the system. However, he lost the election, receiving 0.86% of the vote.In 2015, newly elected Rivers State Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike announce that the project would be reviewed.
In March 2016 it was reported the government had abandoned the project.
In August 2016 it was reported the incomplete project had so far cost $400 million dollars and this compared unfavorably with the 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) Moscow monorail that also used Intamin's design but had only cost $240 million dollars and was fully operational.
As of September 2017 it was reported the project is at a standstill This is not true. Another report says the project will never be completed.
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| WHAT DO YOU SAY on controversial RIVERS MONORAIL |
SHOULD THIS PROJECT BE KEPT OFF OR CONTINUED?
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