Rivers State governor-elect, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike has declared that he will not fight the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari, saying that his focus would be on cooperating with the federal government to attract benefits to the state.
According to Leadership, Wike,
who made the declaration yesterday in Port Harcourt while speaking at a
pre-inauguration lecture titled, “Democracy and Good Governance: Towards a New
Rivers State”, stated that the overwhelming mandate given to him by the people
of the state is not for him to fight Buhari, but to work for the greater good
of the state.
He
said, “I will not fight President Muhammadu Buhari. I will cooperate with his
administration to attract benefits to Rivers State.
“The
people of Rivers State did not overwhelmingly elect me to fight the
administration, but to work for the greater good of our people. In cooperating
with Buhari for development reasons, I will always bear in mind the fact that I
am a member of the PDP.”
The
governor-elect stated that all his actions in office would be geared towards
the development of Rivers State and her people, adding that the courts closed
for close to one year by the administration of the state would be opened next
Monday, while he declared the proclamation of the next House of Assembly in the
State Assembly complex.
He
assured the people of the state that he would run a listening administration
centred on the needs of the people, noting that he would not personalise
governance as the journey to revive the ailing state will involve all
stakeholders.
Wike
reiterated that the illegal local government elections conducted by outgoing
administration of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi would not stand as the court
made specific order that it should not hold.
In his
speech, former Governor of the state, Sir Peter Odili declared that he has
confidence that Wike will perform and return happiness to the people of the
state.
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