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Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Rivers people would resist individuals who have looted assets of the State from becoming governor after his tenure.
Governor Wike made the assertion on Thursday shortly after signing the contracts for the construction of the eleventh (11th) and twelfth (12th) flyover bridges, and the dualisation of Azikiwe Street- Illoabuchi Road in Port Harcourt, between the State government and Julius Berger Nigeria PLC at Government House, Port Harcourt.
Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor , SAN; the Commissioner for Works, Dr. Dakorinama George-Kelly and permanent secretary Ministry of Works, Ebere Dennis-Emenike signed on behalf of the State government, while the Managing Director, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, Dr. Lars Richter and Julius Berger Regional Manager, Juergen Fischer signed on behalf of the construction company.
The governor said such looters were desperate to cover their track of crime and Rivers people would not allow such people to take over its affairs.
“This state must be guarded. We cannot allow people who don’t have the interest of this State to take over the affairs of this State. People who have looted the treasury of the State clearly,” he said.
Wike explained that genuine lovers of the State should be the ones presenting themselves to serve the State as governor, not looters.
The governor said his predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers governorship candidate, Tonye Cole were persons clearly identified to have looted the State.
“They can run helter-skelter to stop their arraignment, but they must be arraigned and tried. What Rivers people will hear, Rivers people will be shocked to know what the former governor of the State and Minister did in this state with his partner, Tonye Cole.
“If they (Ameachi and Cole) like, let them bring 500 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, they will face the trial. So, that Nigerians will hear, Rivers people will see how this State was looted
“Anybody can be governor but not those we have identified that have looted the State treasury. If we can do 12 flyovers from 2019 to now with the little amount of money we are getting, imagine what the previous administration would have done.
“The previous administration that had a lot of money if they had done them, we would have concentrated on other things. But we are still working within the city to change its landscape.”
Wike remarked that his style of politics and governance is clearly different from other politicians who take the people for granted and hardly fulfil promises they make.
He maintained that the good people of Rivers and the State remain the priority of his administration, which is why more projects are still awarded as he prepares to leave office on 29th May 2023.
