Rivers Road Projects, For The People’s Benefit – Wike

The Rivers State Government says its massive road construction projects in the state are for the benefit of the people of the state and not to score political points or against any politician.

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike who stated this last Saturday while speaking on a live radio programme” View Point’’,cautioned politicians to stop politicising all issues and assured the people of Rivers State that it is not in the character of this present administration to abandon projects, stressing that the on going dualisation of Sakpennwan-Bori road project is about 80 per cent completed.

According to him, ’’It is very annoying if you are doing something that will change the lives of the people and somebody starts politicising it’’.

“When we were campaigning and  I went to Bori,  I did promise if they support me and I win, I will dualise Sapkenwan-Bori road and to the glory of God, that road is on-going’’, he said.

He denied using the road project to score points and get the sympathy of the people to enable his party candidates win the December 10 re run legislative election, adding that the road project is almost completed.

The Governor admitted that the Ogonis are the direct beneficiary of the road project,but said other communities and local governments such as Andoni, Opobo and Nkoro would also benefit from the road to the communities and local government.

‘’We should not always politicise issues. We are not constructing that road to spite anybody, but to make the people happy.The Ogoni people deserve good roads because they are part of Rivers State’’, he stated.

On development of other infrastructure in the state, Wike said his government is focused and has awarded the sand filling of some parts of Bakana, Abonnema new town and Abalama with the view to creating and developing more lands for the people of those communities and Local Government Areas.

He also assured that his Government would not leave any part undeveloped before he leaves office, urging the people to be patient with the government.