Old GRA, Port Harcourt explained

Official Name:	Old GRA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Nigeria
Subdivision Name1:	Rivers State
Subdivision Type2:	LGA
Subdivision Name2:	City of Port Harcourt
Subdivision Type3:	Neighborhood of
Subdivision Name3:	Port Harcourt
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+1
Coordinates:	4.7814°N 7.0117°W
Postal Code Type:	Zip Code
Postal Code:	500241

The Old Government Reserved Area (Old GRA) is a neighborhood of the city of Port Harcourt, Rivers State in Nigeria. It was primarily inhabited by European settlers during colonial times and was then referred to as the European quarters.

Old GRA is the location of the Rivers State House of Assembly,^[1] the People's Democratic Party Secretariat^{[2] [3]} and the NEPAD Rivers State Secretariat.^[4] The neighborhood is also notable as the Port Harcourt home of Nigeria's previous first lady, Patience Jonathan.^{[5] [6]}

Geography

As a mixed-use area, Old GRA combines residential, recreational and business uses. The neighborhood is bordered to the east by Abuloma, to the north by the D-line neighborhood, to the west by Diobu and Kidney Island and to the south by Borokiri.^[7] It comprises the land covered by the Zip code 500241.^[8]

Education

Schools

Elementary and secondary schools or other educational establishments operating within Old GRA's boundaries include:

• Bereton Montessori Nursery and Primary School, 8 Ernest Ikoli Street
• Faith Baptist College, 2 Rumuoparaeli Street
• Sea Bed Model Primary School
• Port Harcourt Primary School (PHPS)
• Padod Model Primary School, 1 Eleme Street
• Maple Education Inc, 20 Igbodo Street
• Starlets Academy, 5 Yola Street

Landmarks

• Isaac Boro Park, public park established in the 1970s. Named after nationalist leader Isaac Boro.^[9]

Notable residents (past and present)

• Patience Jonathan (born 1957), former First Lady of Nigeria
• Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs (born 1930), statesman and businessman.

Notes and References

1. News: PDP disowns court order restraning Evans Bipi as Speaker of Rivers Assembly . Victor. Azubuike. Dailypost.ng. 2013-12-17 . 2014-05-31.
2. News: New PDP Unveils Rivers Office …As 22 Senators, 57 Reps Sue PDP Exco . 2013-09-13. The Tide. Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 2014-05-31.
3. News: Amaechi’s PDP opens parallel secretariat in Port Harcourt [PHOTOS]]. Victor. Azubuike. Dailypost.ng. 2013-09-12 . 2014-05-31.
4. Web site: NEPAD Rivers State: Contact Us . Nepadriverstate.org. 2014-05-31.
5. News: First Lady, Patience Jonathan Ends Visit To Rivers. 2013-07-02. Nationalnetworkonline.com. Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Network Printing and Publishing Company. 2014-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20130714112954/http://www.nationalnetworkonline.com/vol10n25/patiencejonathansvisit.html. 2013-07-14. dead.
6. Web site: Onoyume. Jimitota. Burial of First Lady’s mother: Police beef up security in Port Harcourt. Lagos, Nigeria. Vanguard. 2013-10-31. 2014-05-31.
7. Web site: Old G.R.A (Port Harcourt). Wikimapia. 2014-05-30.
8. Web site: Old GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers:500241. Nigeria Postcode. 2014-05-31.
9. Web site: Isaac Boro Memorial. Tourbayelsa.com.ng. 2014-06-08.