Kidney Island is a small detached piece of land off UTC junction in Port-Harcourt city of Rivers State. The Island was predominantly occupied by people of low income in what was usually referred to as the "water front". But the water front habitation extended into the heart land of Okirika people. Government of Rivers state under the present governor
Chibuike Amaechi considered the Island and water fronts' residential areas as slum and dangerous to human inhabitation. In addition to slummy status of the Island is the toll of insecurity to lives and property it was taking on the city of Port-Harcourt as the government believed that the slummy Island provided a safe haven to criminals and their activities.
When the government came up with the proposal for the demolition of the slums, the predominant occupants of water fronts (Okirika people) protested against it. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on the side of the divide, the first Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Mrs Dame Patience Jonathan is from the Okirika ethnic group of Rivers state. Read More
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