Use Your Talents To Develop N’Delta – Wike

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has called on Niger Delta youth to use their talents to promote development in the region.
Speaking when he received the international award winning Port Harcourt Male Ensemble at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Wike  said  that  positive  contributions of youth are vital to the revival of the fortunes of the Niger Delta.
He said the Port Harcourt Male Ensemble, by their exploits, have proved that youth can channel their energies to useful purposes outside of violence.
He said: “I feel so happy and delighted that we still have young men who have not wasted their youth on vices.
“The youth should emulate the Port Harcourt Male Ensemble, which has promoted the Niger Delta and Nigeria at international  competitions. We will support the group to further promote the region”, he said.
The  governor  charged members of the Port Harcourt  Male Ensemble  to always serve as agents of positive change,  who challenge other youth to embrace a positive  lifestyle.
He approved the group as the official choir of the Rivers State Government House, adding that they will perform in all forthcoming events in the state.
The governor  also approved the release  of  a coaster bus to ease the movement  of  the  group to perform  across the country.
Wike assured the group that his administration will support them in hosting the music festival in March, 2017.
Earlier, the Director of the Port Harcourt Male Ensemble, Mr Bob Amuye, had said the all-male group was formed to reach out to the world through music ministrations.
He stressed that the group has been  using music as a tool for the promotion  of peace,  unity and youthful  contribution  to societal  development.
He urged the governor to appoint the group as the official mass choir of the Rivers State Government House, and informed  the governor that the group plans a major international music festival  in March, 2017.
Highpoint  of the  event was the  presentation  of  an award of  excellence  to the governor by the  group.
It would be recalled that the Port Harcourt Male Ensemble is the winner of the Commonwealth Community Choir Award for 2015/2016.