Old GRA
Neighborhood of Port Harcourt
Coordinates: 4°46′53″N 7°0′42″E / 4.78139°N 7.01167°E / 4.78139; 7.01167
Country Nigeria
StateRivers State
LGACity of Port Harcourt
Neighborhood ofPort Harcourt
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Zip 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:

Landmarks

Notable residents (past and present)

References

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