The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike reiterated that he doesn’t have any plans to impose any governor on Rivers people in 2023.
The governor made the declaration during a solidarity visit by the Orashi Region of Rivers State at the Government House Port Harcourt.
According to the governor, “For the position of Governorship, if you have the capacity, come out and contest. Nobody zoned Governorship to me, I struggled for it.
“I will not impose anybody on Rivers people as Governor in 2023.I will not do it. I don’t even have that power, not to talk of giving it out. You cannot give what you don’t have. To be Governor of Rivers State, you must have the capacity to deliver.”
Delivering stern warnings against bitterness in politics which according to him has denied several Rivers communities access to developmental projects, Wike said:
“Don’t allow anyone to sow seeds of discords among you. Politics should not divide us. Politics of bitterness does not make sense.
“All of us must not be in one political party. But you must support yourselves to attract projects to your area.”
He urged the people remain steadfast in their march towards development and advised them not to be intimidated.
“We must be able to work as a people. “We will not abandon any projects awarded by the State Government. You must work as a team to achieve results.”
Governor Wike regretted how in Ahoada East and Ahoada West local government areas, some youths disrupted execution of projects through vandalism and kidnapping.
He decried the invasion of Western Ahoada County Grammar School, the Zonal Hospital Ahoada and Government Secondary School, Okarki by the people of the area. He thanked the people of Orashi for their support, saying that their early support gave him the leverage to win his election.
In his speech, Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Chibodum Nwuche thanked the Rivers State Governor for siting key projects in Ekpeye land.
He described Wike as a beacon of hope, who plays politics of inclusiveness.
“We thank Governor Wike for the projects in Ekpeye land. He has been a beacon of hope and has shown inclusiveness. He is a man with a large heart and he is very accommodating,” he said.
Senator Wilson Ake who also spoke during the visit said the shower of rain on Saturday is symbolic, signifying that God has blessed the solidarity visit of the Orashi region.
Ake said: “I accepted to come here because you have done well. The finishing of your jobs show class “.
Also speaking, Barrister Moses Ofori thanked the Rivers State Governor for key projects across the length and breadth of Orashi region.
