Rumuokwuta Explained

Rumuokwuta is a town in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria.^{[1] [2]}

The town is home to the newly constructed Cardiovascular and Cancer Screening Centre named after the former Rivers state governor, Dr. Peter Odili.^{[3] [4]} According to the Rivers State government, the cancer center is worth over 26 billion naira.^{[5] [6]}

The town also houses one of the newly constructed flyovers in Rivers State. The flyover connects Rumuokwuta to Rumuola, Rumueperikom, Rumuigbo, and Mgbuoba axis of Port Harcourt. ^[7] The flyover was built by Julius Berger Nigeria PLC during Governor Nyesom Wike tenure as Rivers State Governor and commissioned by Bola, Ahmed Tinubu after his election as Nigeria's president-elect.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wike: Our Cancer Center Will Reduce Death Rate in Nigeria – THISDAYLIVE . 2023-05-15 . www.thisdaylive.com.
2. Web site: Cyril . 2023-04-26 . Tinubu to commission flyover, court building in Rivers - Wike . 2023-05-15 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
3. Web site: Rapheal . 2021-06-08 . Wike, Ehanire flag off N25.9bn Odili cancer, cardiovascular disease . 2023-05-15 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
4. Web site: Dr. Peter Odili Cancer Cardiovascular Diagnostics and Treatment Centre . 2023-05-15 . www.ccdtcentre.com.
5. Web site: Chukwu . Ignatius . 2022-11-21 . Healthcare boost as Wike's N26bn cancer, nuclear medicine centre opens in Port Harcourt . 2023-05-15 . Businessday NG . en-US.
6. Web site: Rapheal . 2021-06-08 . Wike, Ehanire flag off N25.9bn Odili cancer, cardiovascular disease . 2023-05-15 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
7. Web site: Tide . The . 2022-07-29 . New Rumuokwuta Flyover Excites PH Residents . 2023-05-15 .

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8. Web site: Onda . Agi . 2023-05-10 . Berger projects: Tinubu commissions Wike's 12th flyover . 2023-05-15 . Blueprint Newspapers . en-US.
9. Web site: Cyril . 2023-04-26 . Tinubu to commission flyover, court building in Rivers - Wike . 2023-05-15 . The Sun Nigeria . en.