The man Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is not strange in Nigerian politics, being a former Local Government Chairman, a Minister of the Republic and presently the executive Governor of oil rich Rivers state. What might be strange to you is that Gov. Wike did not just wake up and become the Governor of Rivers State. He came, saw and he conquered . He definitely had his own share of the usual challenges associated with contesting an election in Nigeria.
At a time when Rivers State was faced with doom due to the mal administration of his predecessor Gov. Chibuike Amaechi, God intervened and sent Gov. Wike to run and emerge as the Governor of the State.
Amaechi's tenure practically killed every other organs of Government, the Judiciary and the legislative arms of Government were in comatose. He plunged the State judiciary into crises by his deliberate and selfish desire to elect his personal choice as the CJ of Rivers State. Most persons even hold the view that Amaechi directed and conspired with the judiciary to go on protest strike in protest of his own very action.
The other arm of government, the Rivers State House of Assembly was not left out, though being a former Speaker of same house, Amaechi collapsed the institution, instigated a free for all fight at the House and thereafter caused them to resume sitting right inside Government house. What a shame!
Other facet of the economy of Rivers State was also crying, workers and pensioners were being owed . Infrastructures were decaying. Roads in the State were all in different bad shapes. Instead of fixing the State, Amaechi rather choose to waste the State's resources in flamboyant avenues, like the white elephant so called monorail project.
Rivers State was almost a pariah state and was in a worse state when His Excellency, Gov. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, CON came in.
What a man. Right at his inauguration, Gov Wike started correcting the many ills of Amachi. He appointed an Acting Chief Judge and President of the Customary Court of Appeal. The illegally sacked ASUU members from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology were recalled and eventually, the Rivers State House of Assembly was retrieved from Amaech's bedroom to its rightful position at the Assembly location. Today, Rivers State has a substantive Chief Judge, the most senior at the Bench, in line with the age long " seniority" tradition of the legal profession.
Governor Wike began a massive road construction and rehabilitation drive, since May 2015, over 1000 Kilometers of Road has been constructed.
In 100 days of Office, Gov. Wike built and commissioned 50 blocks of low cost Estate at Iriebe, different projects are going on.
Rivers State has become NEW with Gov. Wike. The transformation within just a year is uncommon. The economy of the State has picked up, Rivers State is now working. Workers are paid salaries promptly and pensioners are smiling better. This must be NEW.
As the Bible said, when the righteous rule, the people rejoice, there are smiles all over the faces of Rivers people, every facet of our lives is getting NEW because of the man Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.
Congratulations Chief Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike on your one year anniversary in office.
Rivers State is NEW and soon we shall have the Newest Rivers State
To God be the glory.
From Newest Rivers Reporters
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