The Greater Port Harcourt city Development Authority is a regulatory body established by law with mandate to facilitate the implementation of the Greater Port Harcourt master plan and build the new Greater Port Harcourt city, this city is generally known as the "New City"

The Authority will function through a Governing Board which consist of :-

• A Part Time Chairman
• The Administrator
• Six other qualified professionals in the field of Estate Management, Surveying, Engineering, Urban Planning, Architecture, Quality Surveying, Building and Law.
• Representative of Ministry of Justice, Lands and Survey, Urban Development, Works and Environment
• Two persons representing NGOs and other stake holders. 

The functions and powers are?

• To develop policies and plans for the implementation of the master plan.
• To enter into partnership with any person for the purpose of implementing the law.
• To retain the service of consultants, experts and technocrats.
• To employ such staffs as the authority may require.