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- ↑ Google (27 January 2015). "Location of the Rivers State Ministry of Transport" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Rivers Mot And Vehicle Enumeration". The Tide . Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
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