The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that there is hope for Rivers State.
According to him, nobody can look at him and say there is no hope for Rivers State.
Speaking on Friday in Abuja at the commissioning of the newly constructed Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way) from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III (RR3), which was performed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator George Akume on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, Wike appreciated the people of Rivers State for their suppourt.
Naija News reports he also assured residents of the FCT that they will witness more developmental projects under the administration of President Tinubu.
Wike described himself as lucky to have the support of the President, the people of Rivers State and friends from all over Nigeria, noting that a man is as strong as the support he receives from others, and he is lucky to have massive support from people around him.
He said; “I can assure everybody particularly Abuja residents that the kind of development you will see under President Bola Tinubu’s administration would be such that at the end of the day you would attest to the fact that indeed, there are people who mean well for this country.
“Mr President, let me just say this; I don’t think there is any politician who is so lucky like me that each time we are doing something in Abuja, all my friends from my state, from your state, from Abia to Enugu, Sokoto and Cross River, name them, they all come.
“Let me, with your kind permission, thank the people of Rivers State and then all Nigerians. Those of you who are here, please take a bow before Mr President. Mr President, these guys are worthy of commendation. They have done very well and I say God Almighty will bless them and continue to strengthen them. It is not easy. You see, ‘a man is strong, a man is strong’, it is because of the people surrounding him. If I had come out alone, nobody would reckon with me. They would look at me and say, forget him, there is no hope. I don’t think anybody will look at me and say that there is no hope for Rivers State. I don’t see that person and that is the truth of the matter.”
The FCT Minister assured that phase two of the project, which would link to the airport, would be commissioned before the end of the year.
“It was awarded by the Federal Executive Council FEC in September last year and flagged off in October. The award is in two phases. Today, we are commissioning the first phase and I believe by the grace of God, the Phase 2 will be commissioned before the end of the year,” he said.
Wike revealed that he has initiated discussions with villagers on the route with a view to constructing the road and linking it to the airport.
Meanwhile, it would be recalled that President Tinubu had on 18th March, 2025, declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly as a result of the political crisis which enveloped the state following the tussle between Wike and Fubara.
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