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KenOne:
Just three days after demolishing two hotels in Eleme local government for disobeying the state covid-19 guidelines and rules.

The governor and his party threw caution to the wind by not adhering to the social distance rules during PDP inauguration of their excos members today.

Well it's not surprising to the well meaning individuals of Rivers state that the governor relaxed the lockdown for two days, Tuesday and Wednesday to enable his party PDP inaugurate it's excos members.

Just like some people have said that the lockdown will not yield any result because the lockdown is more of political than covid-19, according to the governor in a broadcast this evening Wednesday he said he has extended the relax of the lockdown until Saturday 16th.

According to governor Wike the lockdown continues on Sunday 17th May. Also he announced that Rivers state has witnessed 16 new case of covid-19 today Wednesday 13th May.

Truely Rivers State has being renamed to Reverse State under Wike.

Pray for Rivers it's inhabitants are going through hell.

Wike will soon demolish PDP Rivers secretariat.

Whoever added Wike to the same Whatsapp group as Buhari should please remove him; Wike seems to be experiencing free-fall to Buhari's level (of behaviour) everyday.

Still my man, though.

Yanmiriflathead:
Yeah.. The Presidency tastes nice. i doubt u know that

Ya; the last time I checked, u were the president, and before u, it was ur father.

Great times.

bankole200:
A STATE-WIDE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, NYESOM EZENWO WIKE, GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE ON WEDNESDAY MAY 13 2020.

My Dear Good People of Rivers State,

2. As we all know, the restoration of the total lockdown order in Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas was to take effect from Thursday, May 14th 2020.

3. However, while on routine monitoring, I observed how difficult it has been for residents to access money from their banks to make purchases during the Two-Day window that was given.

4. This difficulty has, no doubt, prevented most residents of the two affected Local Government Areas from preparing and making adequate provisions for the upkeep of their families when the lockdown returns.

5. Time and time again, we have said that the lockdown is a necessary measure, universally applied, to mitigate community transmission of the covid-19 pandemic.

6. Our own situation is not and can’t be different. Covid-19 is not only here with us; it is increasing in number of infections as we recorded 16 new cases for today, the highest since the index case, which goes to confirm not only my personal apprehension for our State and the need to be d tough in our mitigation strategies.

7. And so, there is no room for politics in this matter. We must discharge our abiding duty to use the primary weapons at our disposal to combat this virus and contain its spread, lest we regret the consequences of our inactivity and indiscretions.

8. We understand the consequential difficulties, but what we can do in the circumstance is to appeal to the public to endure the attendant discomfort as inevitable sacrifice for the common good of all.

9. Suffice to mention that no deliberate harm is ever intended or targeted at anybody neither are we happy with the prevailing hardship on the people as a result of measures we have adopted to fight this deadly virus.

10. But, the overall interest, security and wellbeing of our people remain our primary motivation for what we have done and will continue to do to combat and protect our State from the Covid-19 scourge.

11. In consideration of the foregoing, the concerns of our people, and the need for residents to replenish their supplies, especially, the State Security Council has decided to impose a night-time curfew and review the effective date of the complete lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government Areas from the 14th of May 2020 to Sunday 17th May 2020 by 8.00 p.m.

12. Consequently, there will be:

(i) a night-time curfew in Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas from 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. on Thursday 14th May 2020, Friday 15th May 2020, and Saturday 16th May 2020.

(ii) while the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas will immediately follow from 8.00 p.m. Sunday 17th May 2020 until further notice.

13. Furthermore, all residents are again advised to comply with all other established measures, including the compulsory wearing of face masks and the closure of our land, sea and air boundaries and entry routes, which are still in force.

14. We expect residents to make good use of the new Four-day daytime window to purchase, restock and prepare for the total lockdown.

15. Once again, thank you for your cooperation as we continue to do all we can to stop the spread of this virus in our State with your support by staying at home and staying safe.

16. Thank you and God bless you all.

Ya; Coronavirus just told Wike that it would be extending its ceasefire to Sunday.
Amazing!

After all the panic buying, leading to inflation in the price of goods.
Wike doing his best to outdo himself in idi.ocy.
He is still my man, though.

eeddiiee:
How can someone restock medicine abeg

I think that part is for those who are already sick and are taking medications at home.

As for the rest, who are not sick:
Fear not! For Wike has decreed, u shall not fall sick!

Getting pain relievers wouldn't be a bad idea though.

Theoarhics:
With which money? The one they grew at the backyard while indoors?

Ya; remember when we all became politicians with unfettered access to public funds we can steal and do whatever we like with?

Good times.

onyxo76:
Similarly, all hospitals and banks can also open and provide full services to the public;

so he actually closed hospitals too? so if person come develop cardiac arrest nko? na die be that

Ya!
In search of solution for the pandemic, we are creating other problems.

Any solution that is a problem on its own, is not a SOLUTION.

Locking down people without a corresponding massive testing (isolation and treatment), is nothing but punishment, especially to the poor.

This is sad.

doggedfighter:
The way they talk about restocking as if people restock by smiling at the food stuff sellers.

You have not gone to work or your shop to make money in a long while.

Restock with what

Ahswear; the thing tire me.
It shows how far-removed these politicians are, from reality.

Futuragetty:
Speak up already, Governor Wike
Sharp man, correct guy...
Been in government circles for 20 years...
He understands Nigeria pretty good...
And has exploited the foibles of the structure to the hilt...
Then he became a minister...
And wanted to do a lot...
But got hampered by the Constitution...
He complained as much in my presence...
But didn't know whom I was...
Bought me a drink though...
Well, I took it with a smile...
So he opted to be a governor...
Battles he had to keep his mandate...
A combination of a street man and an intellectual...
He kept off the Vultures...
And rallied his people behind him...
For better for worse...
Governor Wike is an interesting man...
That he loves his people is not in doubt...
And wants the best for his immediate Region...
But has discovered to his chagrin...
How evil the 1999 constitution is...
So he does things in such a way...
To challenge the omnipotence of the federal government...
Talk of a governor that wants true federalism...
Or one that's ready to call it quits with Nigeria...
I see his actions and observe the ambivalence...
He enjoys what the Constitution brings him...
But detests the Constitution at the same time...
Nothing proves this more than the current pandemic...
Where he's telling the federal government off in every way...
To shove it down an orifice...
Where the sun shines none!
So what exactly do you fear Governor Wike?
A second term governor with nothing to loose...
Protected by immunity and loved by your people...
Why hide behind bravado when you could really be brave?
Why challenge the 1999 constitution at a tangent and not
straight on...
When you could challenge it head-on?
We all know you detest that constitution...
Why not pitch-in and denounce it right away...
Rather than this method the simpletons don't understand?
According to my funny friend called Dino, the son of Melaye...
Speak up, you die...
Keep shut, you die...
Why not speak up on the Constitution...
And still live, and die like a hero?
We know what you think of that stupid document...
But your method shows a whole lot of cowardice...
When you could easily be a hero!
I say "death to the 1999 constitution"!
Even as a nobody, I'm yet to get killed!
Dear Governor Wike of State of the Rivers...
Denounce the 1999 constitution today and lead the fight...
Grow some balls and fight head-on...
You would not die but be seen as a hero...
For what could we do when our men are she-males?
# think again something today...
Reject that constitution and be our premier!
Can I get an "amen" somebody?
#Note by ROY

While reading this, even before I got to the very end, I knew this is something only Sir Baron Roy could produce.

God bless that man!

BigTableShaker:
Igbo amaka.

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kennylawd:
It's just a show of force .No one sustained gun shot injury.

Is this first hand information, or what u think?

ignis:
Wike made it so...

Wike didn't make it so.
Wike even ARRESTS defaulters; the e-diot that shot someone instead of arresting or chasing him inside, is just an animal equipped with AK-47.

You should be concerned about how folks like that get recruited by the Police, instead of blaming Wike unnecessarily.

Bugatie:
Good job for shooting an unarmed person?

Ahswear! Some people are just mad!

TVC broadening their audience-reach by massaging the ego of some people; telling us what we all already know.

Nice strategy!

Wike is being his own master, something the Nigerian state abhors.

Chai! This man would be dragged after 2023.

ccollins:
u all have a misconceptions about the judiciary which is hitherto wrong. cases do not take ages or long time.

Are u speaking from experience?
Or as an optimist?

gaby:
Zero rights.

I hope someone takes him to court over this.

And it would take like 20yrs to get a ruling?

Dude has been given an assignment by the "powers that be."

KingJa:
One thing you forgot to note is that the NAZIs and GERMANY LOST.

So yes, some of the cabinet members got brought to justice by the VICTORS.

In Nigeria’s civil war however, NIGERIA WON! and to the victor goes the spoils.

I can attest to you that I am certainly not oblivious of these facts; but that is different from my argument.

I'm not really concerned with whether Awolowo was served justice or not; I am concerned about the trivialising of Awolowo's role in Gowon's government, by referring to him as MeReLy A cAbInEt MeMbEr.

I only drew emphasis on the Jew-Nazi experience, just to point out that anyone who played such a major role like Awolowo, MeReLy A cAbInEt MeMbEr or not, was punished.

Babysawale19:
These children are obviously from Niger Republic. They have no state of origin. They should be asking for their birth certificate, passport and their parents house. Their Almajiri teachers/caretaker should be able to tell where they are from.

And who is allowing vagrants from Niger Republic into Nigeria?

Those who allowed these vagrants into our borders, for reasons best known to them, should bear the cost of keeping them.

People should start taking responsibility for their actions and inaction.

oyatz:
Innoson Motor Company working days and nights to meet the demand for vehicles by the Nigerian Army and FRSC in 2019.

Timeline - LAST FIVE YEARS; 2019 is just one year ago.

I love numbers; what is the worth of the deal?

Arrewa:
Bandit is not hitting the north... Have you forgotten that more than 200 people were massacred in enugu? You want to mock the north with bandit? All of us dey collect

I think u are an impostor; u know virtually nothing about the happenings in the North-East and North-West.
If u must be an impostor, u owe urself the responsibility of being versed at what u claim to be.

As for ur peurile assertion that I'm mocking the North-East and North-West with bandits, I'm not a petty-minded person who resorts to ethnic slurs and trolling to distract a discourse, I wouldn't fall into that trap.

Those who died in Enugu (and other parts of the country, including the Middle belt region) were VICTIMS of a dysfunctional society; they had no hands in allowing their (so-called) fOrEiGn killers into the country; the foolish one is the one whose quest to MaNiPuLaTe others led to his home being ravaged by those he freely allowed into his border.

Go ponder!

NextGovernor:
He didn't. We run a cooking gas delivery service. 3 of our delivery men were arrested because they don't have permit. Unfortunately we took permit from police which he termed fake after spending money to get them.

Gas isnt even suppose to work with permit as long as it has the product and ID card to back up. What do you expect people you lockdown to use to cook? But he said total shutdown. Leaving our thousands of clients stranded. The thing tire us my broda.

It is painful because we passed a message across to our clients not to panic that they will be serviced during the lockdown. Now our clients stranded and disappointed.

Very sorry for ur pains.
Don't you guys have ID cards? I think a simple ID card should have sufficed, than going to get anything from the corrupt Law Enforcement agents, making ur genuine reason suspicious.

Very sorry for ur pains.

raumdeuter:
When the Biafran army aggressed the west which was Awolowos homeland, what was he supposed to do?

Distraction.
I am not here to evaluate what Awolowo should have done or not, it changes nothing.

I'm only concerned about someone trying to trivialise Awolowo's role in Gowon's government, as mErEly A cAbInEt MeMbEr.
You can ask that question to whoever is interested in analysing the choices Awolowo had; I'm not interested in that.

tatatar:
Every single German...and high ranking civilian are two different statements oga.

Oh! My bad; I allowed a window for folks to dwell more on syntax than the kernel of the discourse - the trivialising of Awolowo's role in Gowon's government, because (in someone's words) hE wAs MeReLy A cAbInEt MeMbEr.

Let me rephrase:
Every (known) mErE cAbInEt MeMbEr of the Nazi government (civilian or otherwise) who was fingered to have played a role in the Holocaust was served justice.
Ponder!

oyatz:
For instance,

1) The ban on importation of rice has really improve the production and consumption of local rice popularly called 'Abakaliki rice' I the S/East.

2) Increased Government patronage of Innoson vehicles and Aba Boots and Garment productions.

Do u have stats to back up ur assertions, or u just rely on ur discretion?
I would love to see numbers relating to those two things u scribbled up there.

What is the rice production capacity of Ebonyi state, before and after the ban on importation of rice?

What special support did the FG provide to ndi Ebonyi, or is it a case of "the lion not wanting to feed on grass, no matter the policy in the jungle"?

Also, do same for Innoson and Aba garment patronage.

P.S:
Before u respond to this, remember the timeline in view is THE PAST FIVE YEARS; ur stats should take cognizance of the state of these ur PoLiCiEs within that period.

Then compare

jodeci:
The truth remains that we dont have the infrastructure to transmit and distribute the sum of all the installed capacities of this plant. Eg Alaoji has 12 GTS but can only evacuate power generated by 3 of the GTs.

And only the 3 GTs produce the 1000+ MW?
Or the 1000+ MW is the capacity of the 12GTs?

BeLookingIDIOT:
South East has only two.
What a useless region.

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ccwizard:
Nonsense. Is the governor greater than the president. The President made it clear that essential service should be allowed and listed the essential services. Why turn it into a power tussle.

I must have missed the part where he did not allow EsSeNtIal SeRvIcEs!

Please, show me!

Arrewa:
you're the one deceiving yourself here....

Foreigners are being used to manipulate you... They're being exposed and you're shying away from it...80%, of those Abbokiss in your region are foreigners... Take it or leave it

TF should I do about your exposé?

Keep trying to manipulate me, u hear?
Ya, I'm the one directly suffering from ur open borders that have brought bandits ravaging the North-East and the North-West.

FYI, I care less to know the nationality of these your so-called "Abbokiss"; Nigerians or NiGeRiEnS, I would still treat them with the respect deserving of humans.