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The Old Government Reserved Area (Old GRA) is a neighborhood of the city of
Port Harcourt Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...
,
Rivers State Rivers is a states of Nigeria, state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Nigeria, Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo State, Im ...
in
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. It was primarily inhabited by
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settlers during
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and was then referred to as the ''European quarters''. Old GRA is the location of the
Rivers State House of Assembly Rivers State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Government of Rivers State inaugurated in 1979. It is a unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one hous ...
, the People's Democratic Party Secretariat and the
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Rivers State Secretariat. The neighborhood is also notable as the Port Harcourt home of Nigeria's previous first lady,
Patience Jonathan Patience Faka Jonathan ( Iwari; born 25 October 1957) is a Nigerian civil servant who served as the First Lady of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 and second lady of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. She is the wife of former President and Vice President of ...
.


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. It comprises the land covered by the Zip code 500241.


Education


Schools

Elementary and secondary schools or other educational establishments operating within Old GRA's boundaries include: *
Bereton Montessori Nursery and Primary School Bereton Montessori Early Years, Primary and Secondary School is a private, mixed-sex education school in Rivers State, Nigeria. The school has campuses in Old GRA and Stadium Road in Port Harcourt. As its name suggests, the school consists of ...
, 8 Ernest Ikoli Street *
Faith Baptist College Faith Baptist College (FBC) is a Baptist private school, private, coeducational secondary school located in the Old GRA neighborhood of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. It is affiliated with the Nigerian Baptist Convention. Its motto is ...
, 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 Major Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro (10 September 1938 – 9 May 1968) was a Nigerian nationalist and military officer of Ijaw heritage. Born in Oloibiri on 10 September 1938 to Pepple Boro, he is widely regarded as an early advocate for the rights of min ...
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Notable residents (past and present)

*
Patience Jonathan Patience Faka Jonathan ( Iwari; born 25 October 1957) is a Nigerian civil servant who served as the First Lady of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 and second lady of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. She is the wife of former President and Vice President of ...
(born 1957), former
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* Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs (born 1930), statesman and businessman.


References


External links

{{Port Harcourt neighbourhoods Old GRA Neighbourhoods in Port Harcourt European Nigerian culture in Rivers State