The Rivers State government is to embark on the demolition of more structures along Aba Road in Port Harcourt to pave way for the extension of the State monorail project from the UTC Junction to Waterline axis of the State capital
Already, it had made provisions in the recently passed 2012 budget for the payment of compensation to those with title documents whose buildings might be affected by the demolition exercise.
The commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Gogo Levi-Charles disclosed this yesterday in Port Harcourt, during a press briefing on the break-down of the 2012 budget.
Levi-Charles said that the government decided to go-ahead with the monorail project single-handedly after its public-private-partnership (PPP) failed and stressed that its private partner was supposed to provide part of the total fund for the project.
He reiterated the resolve of the administration of Governor Chibuike Amaechi to complete all the projects it started before the end of its tenure in 2015.