Mini Contest For Portharcourt Steemians | Let's Talk About Our State, City, and Area by @culzee
PORT-HARCOURT CITY
Aba Road Near Presidential Hotel
About Port Harcourt City
Port Harcourt is the capital and largest city of Rivers State located in the south region of Nigeria. It is the fifth-largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin City. It lies along the Bonny River in the Niger Delta. Port Harcourt is popularly called garden city and "Pitakwa,". It has about 1,865,000 estimated inhabitants as at 2016. Today, the population of the city is rapidly growing in multiples.
Sr.
Port Harcourt city is one of the fastest developing cities in Nigeria under the current governorship of Barr. Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike of People's Democratic party (PDP).
One of the governor's flyover projects under construction at Rumuola
Why is Portharcourt one of the most popular cities in Nigerian?
The city of Portharcourt is one the most popular city in Nigerian because it is the industrial and commercial center and operational headquarters of the Nigerian oil industry. It is also one the most popular city in Nigerian because of its attractions, scenery, natural resources and cultural heritage.
Cultural Heritage: Rivers State’s Carniriv Festival
Source
The best places you would like to visit in Port Harcourt city are: Port Harcourt Pleasure Park, Isaac Boro Park, Portharcourt Tourist beach, Rivers State Museum, Portharcourt golf club, Portharcourt zoo, Mile one market, Bonny Island, Portharcourt city mall, Bole King restaurant.
Port Harcourt Pleasure Park
Source
Isaac Boro Garden Park.
Source
Portharcourt Tourist Beach
Source
Rivers State Museum
Source
Portharcourt Golf Club
Source
River State Zoo
Source
Mile One Market
Source
What is this city known for?
Port harcourt city is known for reserves of crude oil and natural gas. It is a home to so many oil and gas multinational companies. Ex-pats from Britain, France, America and Holland live in Port Harcourt and work in the oil industry.Port harcourt city was described as a “centre of black jewel” (oil).
Oil Minning
Source
As a resident of this city, Where do you think is best to live in?
For me, the best place to live in the city of Port Harcourt is Ozuoba in Obio/Akpor LGA. The reason is because:
- The community is the most peaceful community in Port Harcourt city. The problem of cultism, Kidnapping, Armed rubbery and all sort of criminalities ravaging the city do not happen here. I have been living here in Ozuoba since 2012 and I don't want to leave this community.
- The people of Ozuoba are friendly and accommodating: Ever since I came to Port Harcourt city, I have been staying here as if I am in my village. We live together as if we are brothers and sisters, unlike my friends who live in other communities around the city who always complain of intimidation, extortion and constant harassment.
- In Ozuoba community, we enjoy normal cost of living. Things in this part of the city is normal compared to other parts of the city I have visited. House rent, cost of food items, transportation fair etc are better here.
- There is constant electric power supply. It is a well know fact that there is always an epileptic electricity power supply in Nigeria, but from late 2020 till now, Ozuoba is the best place to live if you need constant light.
- Another reason Ozuoba is the best place to live in Port Harcourt City is because of it's good road network. The current governor of the River state, Barr. Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike did a wonderful job for the people of Ozuoba community in terms of building good roads connecting other neighbouring communities like, Rumuosi, Ogbogoro, Rumuokwachi, Rumuokpalali, Rumualogu, Egbelu etc and other internal roads.
There are more reasons Ozuoba is the best place to live in the city of Port Harcourt, but because I do not want to bored you with too much points, I will end it here.
Since you have been living around this city, What's the most awful moment you've ever heard?
The most awful moments I have, not only heard but seen with my two naked eyes in Portharcourt city are series of cult crashes, killings and kidnapping of innocent citizens. I was even attacked and my money taken away by some cult boys at Ikokwu axis of Portharcourt city.
I went round the city yesterday to take some photo shots for this post. These are some locations of Pitakwa city.
Location Junction Mgboba
Traffic holdup at NTA road Mgboba
Rumuokwuta Rumuola Road
Tejod Junction Choba
Uniport Motor Park
Choba Junction Daily Market
Choba Uniport Junction
Choba Weekly Market Along Choba Rumualogu Road
Choba Weekly Market
Taxi driver loading passengers at popular Choba Market
I have recruited @chimros to steemit block-chain. I wish to invite the following people in Port Harcourt city to join steemit soon: Ebube Owulu, Vivian Chime and Ifedayo Oni.
Special regards to:
@prolee
@bright-obias
@focusnow
@steemalive
@ngoenyi
@njiatanga
@whitestallion
Nice content! You have written so well about the city of porthaarcourt. Thanks for participating in the contest...
I appreciate.
Wow...@culzee, you've made an intelligent write-up here. Am well pleased with your arrangement of both words and pictures. We're glad to have your post. Keep Steeming!!!
@prolee cares
Thank you so much my mentor. I'm just practicing what you taught me.