The Chairman Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Judiciary and Training, Hon Samuel Ogeh says his mother-in-law, Mrs Roselyn Wariso will be greatly missed, as he urged the entire family to take solace in God.
Ogeh, who represents Emohua State Constituency in the assembly spoke in Opobo Town, headquarters of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area during the burial ceremony of late Mrs Wariso, at the weekend.
The legislator described his mother-in-law as a woman of honour, hardworking and God-fearing, noting that she would be greatly missed by all who had made contact with her while she was alive.
Calling on the family to be strong and bear the loss of their matriarch, Ogeh urged them to keep her legacy of peace and love for all humanity.
In his remarks, the legislator representing Opobo/Nkoro State Constituency in the House of Assembly, Hon Adonye Diri commiserated with Ogeh over the loss of his mother-in-law.
Diri, who was among other legislators who attended the burial obsequies of late Mrs Wariso in Opobo called on the Emohua-born legislator to bear the death of his mother-in-law with courage.
The legislator representing Opobo/Nkoro stated that Ogeh’s mother-in-law was indeed a woman of great parts, considering the huge turnout of people to pay their last respects to her.
In the same vein, President, National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Rivers State, Comrade Franklin Ajunwo said Late Mrs Wariso would be greatly missed, as she was a dedicated staff of the union.
Ajunwo urged the family to take solace in the fact that their mother lived a virtuous life, and touched so many lives when she was alive.
“What Governor Wike has done to the people of Etche has made the people indebted to him.”
He said before now, the road had been impassable because of its deplorable condition, and expressed regret that a son of the community was a majority leader in the Rivers State House of Assembly for four years but never made effort to see that the road was rehabilitated.
Anyanwu said the road was strategic as it would link many communities in the local government area, adding that food products which could not be transported to other parts of the state will now be easily transported, if the road is completed.
Anyanwu described Wike as the Necodemus of today for the people of Etche, adding that to appreciate the governor’s effort; no single vote would go to any other party during the 2019 elections but to PDP.
The Commissioner for Agriculture in Rivers State, Hon Charles Nworgu said the event was historic in the sense that since the road was built by the colonial administration; no effort was made by past administrations to rehabilitate it.
“Over the years, people could not have access through the road; so also the agricultural produce from the communities which are predominantly farmers.
“Today, Governor Wike has flagged off this strategic road, and we are happy.
“We commend him for his efforts and assure him of strong support to his administration”, he said.
He assured that the project would be protected and that the contractor will enjoy the co-operation of the people to enable him complete the project on schedule.
The OnyeIshi Agwuru Igbo, Eze Samuel Amaechi also expressed excitement over the flag-off of the road project by the governor.
strong support for Wike’s administration and to vote for him enmass during the 2019 elections.
A Commissioner in the Rivers State Civil Service Commission, Sir Ikechi Nwogu, also applauded the Rivers State governor for embarking on reconstruction of the road.
He said that not only people in the three communities but entire Etche found it difficult to pass through that axis of the local government area, adding that several appeals made to the past administration failed.
Nwogu said Wike has come to rescue the people of the area from hardship, stressing that the project will link Etche communities and make the transportation of agricultural produce to other parts of Rivers State possible.
In similar reaction, the Special Adviser to the Rivers State Governor on Civic and Value Orientation, Andy Nwanjoku said people from the area could not bring out their farm produce to other parts of Etche and Rivers State because of the nature of the road, thereby resulting in huge wastages.
“But today, the governor has changed the story and the entire Etche people are very happy for what the governor has done to them.
“Etche people have no option than to vote massively for Wike and PDP. We are ready and waiting to pay him back with our votes for remembering us”, he added.