On May 29, 2021, Governor Nyesom Ezenwon Wike will celebrate the successful completion of six years as the Governor of Rivers State and commencement of the penultimate lap of his final mandatory two terms as the number one citizen in charge of the Treasure Base of the Nation.
A dispassionate summary of Governor Wike’s administration will confirm that virtually every sector in the state has been positively impacted since May 29, 2015 and the definitive testimony of his dedicated, visionary and progressive leadership was showcased in two phases, when Rivers State shone brightly on the global map for three weeks.
The second is that he has become arguably the only Governor in Nigeria who has displayed sincere brotherliness, strategic brinkmanship and encompassing accommodation across political divides. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 economic lockdown and the noisome buzzing by a clique of jobless, disgruntled and confused opposition in the State, one important fact which even his critics will reluctantly admit is that the construction of amazing infrastructural projects like roads, bridges and jetties, is not a one day job.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic was another major event which tasked the strategic preparedness of many leaders to promptly respond to unexpected situations, but Governor Wike led from the front, promulgating quick response executive orders and operational directives and enforcing mandated guidelines and protocols which not only saved many lives, but set down a strategic roadmap for national adoption.
The three weeks blitz of projects inauguration, which witnessed an outstanding array of Governors, political leaders and national statesmen, cutting across partisan and geopolitical divides, who Governor Wike attracted to Rivers State as Special Guests, to perform the commissioning ceremonies, has been rightly regarded as the most exciting and audacious defining moments of the last six years.
The Commissioning spree of legacy infrastructural projects was in addition to other people oriented initiatives, including those in infrastructure, health, education and social welfare, many of which will be unveiled and inaugurated as part of events to mark the sixth anniversary celebration of Governor Wike’s administration.
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Six years of dictatorship and land grabbing, six years of persecution of the Igbos in Rivers State! Igbonophobia