NUJ Hails Wike’s Silverbird, The Sun Awards

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council has congratulated the Executive Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike on the two awards, “Silverbird Man of the Year 2017” and “The Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year 2017”, conferred on him by Silverbird Communications and The Sun Newspaper respectively.
In a statement issued in Port Harcourt by its Acting Chairman, Uche Agbam and Acting Secretary, Anayo Onukwugha, the union described the two awards as well-deserved, saying that they were good testimonies of the governor’s sterling performance in office for the past two and half years.
The statement praised the governor for his achievements in the area of infrastructural development and improvement in security of lives and property of the people of the state.
It reads in part, “We congratulate Governor Nyesom Wike on the recent awards he received as ‘Silverbird Man of the Year’ and ‘The Sun Newspaper Governor of the Year,’ respectively. These well-deserved awards are eloquent testimonies that your performance in Rivers State is being closely monitored by the media”.
“We commend you for your achievements in the area of infrastructure development, especially construction of roads in parts of the state, and the rehabilitation and remodeling of decaying and abandoned public institutions in and around Port Harcourt, the state capital.
“We strongly believe that your great achievements, which attracted these two awards, will certainly attract more accolades in the nearest future,” the union added.