I Didn’t Come To Witch-hunt Anybody – Wike

Government activities started on a positive note last week, as Governor Nyesom Wike mounted the saddle of leadership in Government House. He started by swearing-in the Acting Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daisy Okocha and her counterpart in the state Customary Court of  Appeal, Christy Nwankowo.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Barrister Wike expressed happiness that the judiciary was back, saying was has fulfilled that the people could have access to justice again.
The governor urged the two top judiciary officials in the state not to victimize anybody in view of the role they played in the judiciary impasse. Wike, however, flayed the state judiciary service commission for not living up to their responsibilities while the crisis lasted.
On her part, Acting Chief Judge, Justice Okocha, commended the state governor for restoring the hope of the judiciary. Justice Okocha promised to institute novelty in justice delivery and restore the image of the judiciary.
Later on, the governor attended a one-day retreal of National Assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held at the Presidential Hotel. Speaking in one of the sessions, Governor Wike called for the overhaul of the party media strategy new that it is playing the opposition.
Also on the same day, Wike inaugurated the new State House of Assembly. The governor who made a brief speech at the 8th Assembly inauguration reminded the legislators of their duty as a sensitive arm of government, assuring that his administration was ready to partner with them to move the state forward.
On Tuesday, the governor played host to permanent secretaries in the state civil service while chiding some of them for being partisan during the past administration. Wike assured them that he was ready work with those who will jettison personal interest and work in line with government policies and programmes.
The governor further said, “I didn’t come to witch-hunt anybody but when I see an attempt to sabotage my administration, I will not fold my hands”.
He promised to give the permanent secretaries the necessary cooperation to enable them work effectively. He, however, asked them to go and bring the account reports in their ministries for the past 18 months, while revealing that the handover notes made available by the past administration were muddled.
On Wednesday, the governor held series of meetings with oil depot owners and refuse contractors in the State. He  called on the oil depot managers and tanker drivers  to evolve ways to make their activities public friendly, saying most of the oil tankers parked indiscriminately pose  danger to the public.
Dialoguing with refuse contractors, the governor urged them to return to site, lamenting that the city was under serious environmental threat due to the mounting refuse heaps on the streets of Port Harcourt  and its environs.
Governor Wike, as  a follow-up to his meeting with depot owners and tanker drivers, visited site for the parking of trailers and tankers at Iribe, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area on Thursday. The site, according to him, will help decongest the city of indiscriminate parking and reduce traffic jams.
On the same Thursday, he visited the state waste management agency (sanitation authority) and later the Faculty of Law in the State University of Science and Technology.
On Friday, the governor announced three position in the new government. These include  the new Chief of Staff, Engr. Emeka Woke, Secretary to the State Government, Kenneth Kobani and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Taaniah and A.J. Beredugo for Research.