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<h1>A cross section of traders in Oyigbo, headquarters of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers, have commended the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and urged him to come to their aid.</h1>

Specifically, they want the President to use the opportunity of his victory at the Saturday presidential poll to fix the dilapidated Eleme – Oyigbo axis of Port Harcourt – Aba road.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the portion of the road had been in bad shape since 2009.

Residents said some of the road users had died and goods worth millions of naira destroyed in the last 10 years.

Mrs Comfort Chike, a trader in fabrics in Mile 1 market, said the dilapidated road often waste a lot of useful time, energy and money, which could have been expended on more productive ventures.

According to her, the Federal Government cannot be talking about growing the economy either through manufacturing, agriculture or industry, without first fixing bad roads.

Chike also stressed the urgent need to fix the roads in a bid to enhancing transportation of goods and services in the area.

L-R: President Muhammadu Buhari, Rivers APC governorship candidate Tonye Cole and former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio

Mr Paul Nwachukwu, a vehicles tyres dealer, said the implications of the bad road is that commercial vehicles plying it are now reduced as some take Oyigbo-Igbo-etche road to oil mill, a kind of “Israelite journey.”

He noted that the journey from Oyigbo to Oil mill bus-stop that would have taken less than 15 minutes, now take some hours, especially on Wednesdays due to the Oil Mill market day.

“In short, some commuters, who are not lucky enough on Wednesdays, sleep on that portion of the road due to the gridlock that characterise the day,” Nwachukwu said.

He added that the road is only better during the dry seasons.

“That’s why many described the flooded portion of the dilapidated road as lake Tangayika in Tanzania,” he said.

NAN reports that the transport fare from Oyigbo – Oil Mill has consequently, increased from N100.00-N150.00.

Oyigbo traders laud Buhari’s re-election, want Port Harcourt-Aba Road fix

Specifically, they want the President to use the opportunity of his victory at the Saturday presidential poll to fix the dilapidated Eleme – Oyigbo axis of Port Harcourt – Aba road.

<h1>Mr Ferdinand Orbih (SAN), counsel to PDP in the political matter involving PDP, APC and INEC in Rivers, says he has withdrawn his legal services to the party.</h1>

Orbih, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), announced his withdrawal on Wednesday in Port Harcourt during the Court of Appeal sitting.

He said his withdrawal from the political matter was personal and on “compassionate ground”.

The SAN had on Feb. 5, argued that the court should not entertain APC’s appeal against the judgment of Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court Judgment of Jan. 7 barring APC from presenting candidates for the general elections

Orbih had argued that APC brought the lower court record of proceeding directly instead of the court registrar.

Orbih said that his withdrawal did not affect the applications he had filed before the court.

“My name is on the applications; withdrawal of appearance and not withdrawal of any application.

“If there is the need to contribute, I will. I am not a frivolous person,” he said.

Mr Prince Azunda and Mustapha Ibrahim, counsel to APC, argued that there should be “consequence for the withdrawal”.

They contended that Orbih’s withdrawal amounted to a defeat of his applications.

“There must be a consequence of his withdrawal,” they said.

Ruling on the issue of withdrawal, Justice Ali Gumail, the lead judge, said it was the SAN’s constitutional right; ‘‘there is no urgency in this matter.”

The court adjourned until Feb. 13, for pending motions to enable PDP to get a replacement for Orbih.

The SAN told reporters outside the court room that there was “no” under current in his withdrawal, adding that he had his “professional philosophy.”

Orbih, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), announced his withdrawal on Wednesday in Port Harcourt during the Court of Appeal sitting.

Rivers PDP counsel withdraws legal services

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Oyigbo traders laud Buhari’s re-election, want Port Harcourt-Aba Road fix

Rivers PDP counsel withdraws legal services