We’ll Continue To Invest In Infrastructure, RSG Affirms …Says Rivers, Home To Finest Schools In Nigeria

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has stated that the state government would continue to invest in the development of infrastructure to grow the state’s economy and create employment for the people.
Wike also said that the state government would sustain the creation of enabling environment to attract more investments to the state.
He spoke, yesterday in Port Harcourt during the Maiden NLNG DLPG Delivery to Stockgap Terminal.
The governor said: “We will continue to develop infrastructure in the state to grow the state’s economy and attract more investors to the state.
“Rivers State is the best place for investors to come. There is always return on investment in the state.”
Wike commended the chairman of Stockgap for investing in the state, and expressed happiness for the major investment that would positively improve the state.
“I am happy with this investment. We will reconstruct the road leading to this facility as an encouragement to the investor.
“This facility will create employment and develop the economy of the area. We need to support investors for the good of the society”, he said.
He praised the Nigerian engineers who constructed the facility, stressing that the time has come for Nigerian engineers to be given the opportunity to showcase their skills for the development of the country.
While thanking the NLNG for their role in the development of the state, he wondered why the Federal Government was yet to pay its counterpart fund for the construction of Bonny-Bodo Road.
On the dredging of the Bonny River Channel, Wike berated the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for refusing to invest in Rivers State.
“NPA is willing to collect levies and charges in Rivers State, but they refuse to dredge river channels in the state and make the right investments.
“We have NPA Port in Port Harcourt and Onne Port. They killed them, yet they are building a new port in Lagos “, he said.
In a remark, the Managing Director of NLNG, Mr Tony Attah, described the event as memorable as it would promote access to LPG to people of Rivers State and the Niger Delta.
He said: “Before LPG is produced in Bonny, shipped to Apapa and transported to Port Harcourt via trucks. That is why we say today is a memorable day.”
He said that with the transportation of LPG from Bonny to Port Harcourt, the state would benefit in the areas of foreign exchange and positive impact on the lives of the people.
Attah noted that the NLNG remains committed to providing cleaner sources of LPG to the people, in order to improve their health.
He said that the NLNG was proud to be associated with the Rivers State Government for the development of the state and the Niger Delta.
The Chairman of Stockgap Group, Obiamarije Stanley said that Rivers State was a viable destination for investment.
He said that the facility would promote employment and the use of LPG by families, and thanked the Rivers State Government for creating the enabling environment for businesses to thrive.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Government says it has spent the last four and half years to focus on the gradual transformation of the state’s education system to a world class status.
The State Chief Executive, Chief Nyesom Wike stated this while receiving the Award of Honorary Fellowship of the Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE) at the 34th Annual Congress of the academy at the University of Port Harcourt, yesterday.
Represented by his Deputy, Dr. Ipalibo Harry Banigo, the governor said the state was gradually becoming home to some of the finest public primary and secondary schools in the country, which he attributed to his administration’s enormous investments in education.
“With the best of education infrastructure, conducive learning environment and dedicated teachers the outlook is getting brighter for public schools in Rivers State”, Wike stressed.
According to the governor, quality education remains the most fundamental key to success for any individual or a country.
“All the developed countries and advanced economies of the world are where they are because of the quality of their education, which they have effectively displayed to tackle their challenges”, he further stressed.