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Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Triplejays: 7:38am On Sep 03, 2015 |
By Simeon Nwakaudu Without doubt, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is about the most outstanding governor of the first one hundred days of this era.This is validated by facts. His predecessor, Chief Rotimi Amaechi has bragged at a public function few days to the expiration of his administration that Wike would fail to deliver. Hear Amaechi celebrating his wish for Governor Wike during a thanksgiving service held by the Greater Together Campaign Organisation (GTCO), the campaign outfit of the Rivers All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside. : “ I think Nyesom Wike is coming, we are waiting. He will look for money for salary; there is none. But when he pays out salary, we will see if any of them can do what we did in this state, whether they can build the schools, the roads, even to get a loan’’. It was under this precarious situation planned that Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike took up the reins of leadership. It was a very gloomy period. The courts were closed, the State Assembly crippled, the state bureaucracy in coma, the roads were death traps and insecurity was at its worst imaginable level. Civil servants were owed for two months, pensioners owed for six months and the entire Port Harcourt City was a huge dump site because Amaechi owed refuse clearing service providers several months of unpaid fees running into billions. Worse still, the former Governor did not hand over any documents, refusing to set up a transition committee to interface with the then incoming administration. As an apostle of the “Talk na Do” political philosophy, Governor Wike refused to be cowed by the political booby traps set for him. He was elected because the people believed in his capacity to surmount the obstacles of treachery and looting of state resources as exemplified by the immediate past administration. All through the campaign trail, the song was the same in all languages – “Wike na talk na do.” The governor himself amplified it at every spot- both at the riverine and upland communities. “My word is my bond. What I say I will do. With 100 days of his exemplary administration, the people have realised that they were right to have chosen the “talk na do”, philosophy. On his very first day in office, Wike revived the Judiciary, initiated operation zero potholes and kick-started the process of rebuilding the state civil service. On June 1, he swore in the State Acting Chief Judge and the State Acting President of the Customary Court of Appeal. It was also on June 1 that he proclaimed the State House of Assembly at the Assembly Complex. Governor Wike has instituted constitutional separation of powers in the state with all arms of government functioning optimally. Indeed, former Governor Amaechi had to use the State High Court recently, even though he shut it down for one year. The Rivers State House of Assembly is now one of the most active in the country, passing critical bills and doing legislative business at its complex. Today, Rivers State is now a huge construction site. The economy had been kick-started and the State is working again. Two construction giants, Julius Berger and CCECC are handling the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Port Harcourt roads which spans two local government areas with a great percentage of the state’s population and economic infrastructure. The success recorded so far is mindboggling. This is because, Amaechi had hinged his non-performance on the constant rains in Port Harcourt. Now, Wike has redefined project execution in Rivers State. Even under the rains, the roads are springing to life. Areas such as Diobu, Borokiri, Iwofe road, GRA, Akpajo, Eliopranwo, Tombia extension, Eagle Island and other key communities in the state capital. Several other construction companies are working on roads in different parts of the state to open up the state to the rest of the country. Governor Wike initiated critical intervention into the reconstruction of the Eleme Junction to Onne Junction of the East West road leading to the Onne sea port. The once deplorable road is now motorable and work is still ongoing. He has done same for the Industry/NPA road to the Port in Port Harcourt City. These interventions to rehabilitate two key Federal roads are in line with his promise to make the ports functional for the economic revival of Rivers State. The Abonnema -Obonoma link road in Akuku-Toru LGA has been completed, while work on Andoni-Opobo unity road and well as the Trans-Kalabari road is billed to commence shortly. Through the Greater Port Harcourt Development Authority, he has started the construction of a facility to move auto-mechanics and spare parts dealers out of the city centre to further beautify Port Harcourt. Within his first 100 days, Wike strengthened the security architecture of the state. He intervened in the equipping of the police and other security agencies, supplying 64 security vans with high class communication gadgets to track down criminals. Beyond the donation of the vehicles, Wike initiated a compensation scheme where families of security agents who die in active service fighting criminals will receive N5million while residents who supply credible information that will lead to the arrest of kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists will get N1million. The governor sent the state anti-kidnapping bill to the State Assembly, which has been been passed and assented to by him. In the housing sector, Wike has completed the Iriebe Housing Estate of 50 units of two and three bedroom flats. He will replicate this model across the state. For the first time in many years, Rivers State hosted an international football match. It hosted the U23 match Olympic qualifier between Nigeria and Congo. It has been given the hosting rights of three Super Eagles matches beginning with the match against Tanzania. He has cleared the backlog of salaries of Sharks and Dolphin Football Clubs players. Within this period, he has commenced the process of rehabilitating prominent schools across the state. In that regard, he has completed the hitherto abandoned state of the art Law Faculty Building at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology. .Nwakaudu is Special Assistant (Media) to the Rivers State Governor |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Nobody: 7:39am On Sep 03, 2015 |
HE TRY |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by RemyMartins(m): 7:42am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Treasure base of the nation |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Bugatie(m): 7:43am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Wike has made a good start, I only pray he sustains the tempo |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by donholy28(m): 7:43am On Sep 03, 2015 |
well then wike is working |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by pyyxxaro: 7:44am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Sai Wike |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Triplejays: 7:47am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Unlike what a lot of people thought, Wike is making Rivers people proud. |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by charlso1(m): 7:49am On Sep 03, 2015 |
I know he will do more than that. I pray that he will continue this way. |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by kamair237(m): 8:03am On Sep 03, 2015 |
propaganda..... |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by iamboody(m): 8:07am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by TippyTop(m): 8:15am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Wike and Fayose working while APC are just talking. |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Buzzj17: 8:33am On Sep 03, 2015 |
When amaechi was there, we heard the same phrase of ' rivers is now a huge construction site'. Why is everything politics? Wike is now saying he can work during raining season unlike amaechi. But let's say the truth. Wike is patching potholes. Resurfacing roads. That can be done during raining season. But u can't do earth work with laterite during raining season. And while amaechi was there, there was also a time Lubrik and MCC were working during raining season, but with cement. How can Wike claim to have completed roads amaechi started and finished 90pcnt as his 100days achievement? What is the meaning of ' revived the judiciary'? Is it not same Wike and Okocha that created the reason for the Judiaciaty to be shut in rivers? Are they not the same people that with the support of GEJ shut down the house of assembly? Please how can Wike finish 50 units houses at Irebe in 50days?thays not possible!! He is building bacha? Maybe Wike should henthforth tell us at what completion level he meets a road or project, ho much has been paid by past administration etc etc before he claims it!! I saw a sign post showing that Wike built Elabuchi- Eagle island road. Are rivers people blind? Amaechi started that road. Completed it with bridge. What was remaining to pay the contractor to lay final asphalt or wearing course was about N96m. Wike paid that, and now he claims he built it. He is sound same at Woji - Akpajo road by Raffoul ltd. On radio, he was claiming one lane will soon be open. That one lane was ready even when amaechi was there. But they wanted to finish all the road and open it. Woke only paid Raffoul 1b. Amaechi paid Raffoul over 11b. On trains AMADI road, Wike paid RCC 2b. Amaechi had paid that company over 15b to get to where they are. Same goes for most of the roads and works Wike is claiming. I am an engineer and I know what is happening. 1 Like |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by chidi4eze(m): 8:41am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Wike can lie!!! |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by texazzpete(m): 8:55am On Sep 03, 2015 |
LOL They said nobody should give Buhari credit for turn around of refineries. Now I'm seeing writeups giving Wike credit for an estate of 50 buildings in 100 days. Who's fooling who? I'm still baffled how the state can take a loan supposedly to build roads and still 'donate' 64 vehicles to Federal police . |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by okangaijele2015: 9:22am On Sep 03, 2015 |
Buzzj17: Engineer indeed!!! road side one bedroom flat builder like you in Igwurita ali coming here to talk rubbish. Wike is the man!!!! |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by dazdilijae(m): 12:18pm On Sep 03, 2015 |
texazzpete: The difference is dat buhari didn't pay a dine 2 make dem work but Wike paid off the balance monies without which d projects remain abandoned if d amounts spining hia r anytin 2 go by wat is 1b 2 complete a project u ve spent 15bv if not sheer wickedness of Ameachi? So please let's allow Wike take d credit |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by Buzzj17: 3:45pm On Sep 03, 2015 |
It's not a matter is sheer wickedness. You okay contractors based on work done already. And some of them, like RCC at trans AMADI project, were still working when Wike came in. No he can't take credit. He is deceiving us. U can't complete a project almost 70-90pcnt completed by sm1 and take full credit for it. |
Re: Wike's Eventful 100 Days. by kelvincoll(m): 6:10pm On Sep 03, 2015 |
Wike initiated a compensation scheme where families of security agents who die in active service fighting criminals will receive N5million while residents who supply credible information that will lead to the arrest of kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists will get N1million. The governor sent the state anti-kidnapping bill to the State Assembly, which has been been passed and assented to by him Commendable though |
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