We ’ll Fulfill All Electoral Promises -Wike

Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) officials, screening Customs, Immigration and Prisons Services retirees, during a nationwide pension verification exercise in Port Harcourt recently

Governor NyesomWike of Rivers State, has reiterated that his administration will fulfill all the electoral promises he made to the state during his campaign.
Governor Wike made the assertion while inspecting the Abonnema/Obonoma Bridge project yesterday at Abonnema in Akuku/Toru Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, “whatever promise we have made to you we will fulfill it”, Governor Wike stressed.
The State Chief Executive expressed satisfaction at the level of work so far done on the bridge and urged the people to continue to give government their support, assuring them that they will not regret giving their mandate to them.
Further calling on the people to support the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he said, “the party means well for you. We don’t believe in promises we cannot keep. We make a promise and we will keep that promise.”
The governor also promised to rehabilitate the abandoned General Hospital in the area, adding that “we will come back to this local government because we made a promise that we will touch the lives of the people, be rest assured that it is one of the General Hospitals we will bring up to standard”, Governor Wike noted.
The State Chief Executive also thanked the Amanayanabo of Abonnema for supporting the policies of his administration.
He reminded the royal father, that his administration was a respecter of traditional institutions and would protect all traditional institutions because they are the custodians of the people’s customs and tradition.
Lauding the governor for the zeal displayed so far to reduce the plight of the people, Amayanabo of Abonnema, King DisraelGbobo Bob-Manuel expressed happiness that the governor has stood by his word.
“We have not seen things like this for a long time so the people are excited, “the Abonnema monarch remarked.
He praised the governor’s effort to accord special place to Traditional Institutions in the state.
King Bob-Manuel stated that the new Traditional Rulers’ Bill recently passed into law by the State House of Assembly will bring about peace and development in  local areas.
“We are happy and we want to say a great thank you for allowing each local government area to have a first class stool that will greatly improve the chieftaincy institutions in our area and also bring peace to our area,” King Bob-Manuel stated.
In his response, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government, Hon Odimabo expressed excitement that the governor had fulfilled his electoral promises.
Hon. Odimabo explained that as a council chairman, his administration would complement the efforts of the state government by laying interlocking stones on the road leading to the General Hospital.