The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike says his administration will establish a polytechnic in each of the senatorial districts once the state\u2019s internally generated revenue improves to create more access to quality education.
\nHe also explained that the establishment of the Port Harcourt Polytechnic\u00a0 was not an attempt\u00a0 to\u00a0 kill the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic as being peddled by political\u00a0 opponents.
\nWike said he was interested in the development of Ogoni and other parts of the Rivers State.
\nAddressing students and staff of the Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic on Wednesday in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area, Wike assured that government will work towards the accreditation of all the academic programmes\u00a0 of the\u00a0 Kenule\u00a0 Beeson Saro-Wiwa\u00a0 Polytechnic, Bori.
\nHe also stated that the state government\u00a0 will start with\u00a0 the\u00a0 upgrade of the school\u2019s workshops and laboratories.
\nWike also\u00a0 said that his administration\u00a0 will\u00a0 complete the rehabilitation\u00a0 of\u00a0 the Birabi Memorial Grammar School,\u00a0 Bori\u00a0 and dualise the Saakpwenwa-Bori Road for the good of\u00a0 the Ogoni ethnic nationality.
\nHe said: \u201cI make the solemn pledge to ensure that Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic facilities are improved for the school to carry\u00a0 out its core\u00a0 mandate. That is why I am here to inspect the school and thereafter\u00a0 improve\u00a0 her facilities.
\n\u201cHaving a polytechnic\u00a0 in another location\u00a0 will not remove the polytechnic\u00a0 here. We will extend the necessary\u00a0 grant to the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic for the improvement of her facilities,\u00a0 especially workshops and laboratories \u201c.
\nThe governor noted that the\u00a0 state government\u00a0 has concluded\u00a0 plans to improve security in Bori and its environs.
\nHe warned the students to shun crime and embrace peaceful lifestyle,\u00a0 so that they are not caught in the web of law enforcement
\nHe assured that his administration\u00a0 will\u00a0 pay the bursaries\u00a0 of students after verifying the list of benefitting students across\u00a0 the\u00a0 state.
\nWike announced the confirmation\u00a0 of\u00a0 the appointment of the Acting Rector of the polytechnic,\u00a0 Dr Oneniye-Ofori Georgewill, following the overwhelming request of the students through their leadership.
\nIn his remarks, Chairman\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 Governing Council of the Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Chief Adokiye Amaesimaka, commended the governor for his investments in the development\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 institution.
\nAlso speaking, President of the Students Union Government of the institution, Comrade Peter Dunobari, commended the governor for setting up a credible governing council and management that have improved basic amenities in the state institution.
\nAt the Birabi Memorial Grammar School, Bori, Wike\u00a0 assured the students that his administration\u00a0 will conclude work on the total\u00a0 rehabilitation\u00a0 of\u00a0 the school.
\nHe said\u00a0 that the laboratories\u00a0 and hostels of the school will be upgraded\u00a0 to the\u00a0 best of standards.
\nWhile inspecting the Saakpwenwa-Bori Road, Wike told Ogoni people\u00a0 that the state government\u00a0 will also install street lights from Saakpwenwa to Bori to give the area the face lift it deserves.
\n\u201cI am here to entrench good governance\u00a0 and not to play politics. Whatever I say I will do, that\u2019s what I will do. I am free within this community because I keep all my promises\u201d.
\nWike Recommits To Rivers\u2019 Service
\nMeanwhile, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will work for the good of all residents of the state, including his critics.
\nWike made the pledge while playing host to the national executive of Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI)-led by its President General, Bright Amaewhule, at Government House, Port Harcourt.
\nThe governor admitted that GDI played a vital role in the victory of PDP during the 2015 general elections in Rivers State.
\nWike also declared that Nigerians are already glamouring for the return of PDP at the national level because of the failure of the APC.
\nIn his speech, the President General of GDI, Bright Amaewhule, said that Wike has surpassed the achievement of his predecessor, Chibuike Amaechi, in his first one year in office.
\nThe Tide recalls that Governor NyesomWike was also decorated with an award of excellence for his superlative performance in the past one year by the President General of GDI, Bright Amaewhule.
\nThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 10 Abual\/Odual Local Government Area has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Nyesom Wike and his New Rivers Vision.
\nThe Ward 10 Abual\/Odual PDP at the end of it meeting also restated it resolve to continue supporting the party.
\nThe caretaker member representing the ward, Okpokipoy Peters, advised members of the party to remain steadfast in supporting the governor and the party while urging youth to shun cultism.
\nOn his part, the Chairman of the party in Ward 10, Sotonye Enaanobulodio Ezekiel, thanked members of the party for their support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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