Wike Doesn’t Tamper With Rivers LG Funds -Woke

The Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Chief Emeka Woke, has said that Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, does not tamper with local government funds.
Woke said that since the inception of Wike’s administration in 2015, local government chairmen in the state have enjoyed the liberty to utilise their funds for the development of their people.
The chief of staff made the assertion shortly after commissioning the Staff Canteen constructed in Emohua Local Government Secretariat by the council Chairman, Dr. Chidi Lloyd.
Woke declared that Wike has continued to consciously deepen democratic governance in Rivers State, through his non-interference with council funds.
“He has shown leadership. The governor is not a governor that is interested in the allocation or the money that is accruing to local government councils. I’m speaking here, and I want to be challenged. Let one council chairman, out of 23, say we went to JAAC (Joint Account Allocation Committee), and at the end of JAAC meeting, we were asked for money.”
He further added, “For the past seven years, we have not asked council chairmen to contribute for anything. And so, they have the liberty to use their funds, take the initiative with our guidance. Of course, we have the Ministry of Local Government that directs and guides them, and that is why we are celebrating democracy, today.”
Woke said he was elated by the developmental strides of Lloyd since he was elected as the chairman of Emohua council barely a year ago.
According to him, the reason why the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership in Emohua endorsed Lloyd to contest for the office of the chairman of the council, was because they believed he could made a difference.
“What we are seeing today is an eloquent testimony of a right choice, a good decision, and then, leadership.”
Woke urged the people of Emohua to continue to support Wike and the PDP.
He maintained that no administration since the creation of Rivers State in 1967 can boast of more projects’ execution in Emohua than Wike’s government.
“There have been governments in this state since 1967. I stand to be challenged, mention one administration that has favoured Emohua than the administration of Nyesom Wike in terms of empowerment, appointment and projects’ execution.”
In his remarks, the Chairman, Emohua Local Government Council, Dr. Chidi Lloyd, explained that the inception of his administration was turbulent because he had to grapple with issues of documentation and staff welfare.
He attributed his modest achievements in the past one year to prudent and judicious utilisation of resources which hitherto went into private pockets.
“In Emohua, we do not share money. What we do here is use money for the good of majority of people of this local government. Gone are those days when it was said that there is no money in the council.
“Chief of Staff, there has been different kinds of stories on whether the governor gives me money privately to do these projects that we are doing here, or whether I borrowed money from banks. I want to place of record that this local government is not indebted to any financial institution,” he said.