Wike Has Executed More Projects than FG, Says Akpabio 

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has declared that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has executed more projects in the last two years than the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government.

Addressing journalists  after accompanying   Wike  on an extensive  projects  inspection yesterday, Akpabio  said Wike’s  excellent  performance stems  from his love for Rivers  people.
The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State noted: “Wike has done more work and projects  in the last two years than the federal government.  That is my considered opinion.

“Performance  is not necessarily  an issue of the availability  of  resources.  If your state gets N5billion, do projects of that amount. If you get N1billion, do projects commensurate with that  figure. For Wike, he has judiciously  applied  the scarce resources available  to the state to develop needed infrastructure.

“The resources  available  to  Rivers State  is nothing  compared to that of the federal government.  Rivers State Government gets far less than a quarter than one per cent of what accrues to the federal government, but we can see the tremendous  quality  of  transformation taking place in the state.”

The former governor added: “It is  not so much money that makes performance.  It is love for your people. When you are elected, if you love your people you will perform, no matter  the  little  money that you  have.
“What I am seeing here in Rivers State  is not like a recession  economy because  the governor  loves his people. Let me use this opportunity  to congratulate  the workers at the various  sites because  they are acquiring  a lot of skills working at the sites.
“The kind of projects that Wike  is doing in Rivers State  will attract  the  world to the state. Today, there is a song, that the handwork of Wike is beautiful.”

Akpabio advised Wike  never to be distracted by political detractors who engage in political  blackmail.  He said no matter  the attempt at distraction, Governor Wike  should continue  his transformation of the state.
He said: “Do not be distracted  by  unnecessary  blackmail against  your person by political detractors. I want to urge all governors who have the opportunity  to  lead their states to visit Rivers State.

“I want to say this with all amount of pride that Wike is working. We pray God to continue to bless, protect and keep him to work for the state. Wike  loves his people, he loves Rivers State and that is why he is doing this. It is not everyone that will transform  Rivers State  in such a short time.
“Under two years, the results are everywhere.  The roads we think that will not be done, have been done. The roads are now wonderful, most of them dualised.

“When it comes to the time of election and the people risk their lives for Wike.  People will say maybe he sponsored thugs  or  used money. It is Governor Wike’s work that will determine  the  electoral future.”
He commended  the governor for restoring the pride of Rivers State  as the capital  of the Niger Delta.

Wike during  the  inspection tour, explained the importance  of  the Rivers State Ecumenical Centre, the Port Harcourt Pleasure Park and Landscaping Architecture at Air Force overheard bridge, Port Harcourt.
He said his administration  would continue  to  sustain the execution of  projects  across the state despite  the  economic recession.

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