The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom
Wike has said that he will not yield to the threat by the Federal government to
punish those who make “hate speeches”.
Wike said the threat by the
Federal government was merely aimed at instilling fear into members of the opposition,
Peoples Democratic Party.
The Rivers State Governor stated
that he will not be cowed into ignoring the excesses of the Federal government,
the ruling All Progressives Congress and its agents.
Governor Nyesom Wike stated this
while addressing the Bishops and the Laity of Anglican communion at the 12th
general synod in Diobu.
According to him, “I don’t know
what they refer to as hate speech. I don’t know whether we should all keep
quiet when things are going wrong.
“For instance, I have
continuously said anybody who is coming to Rivers State to rig election should
be treated as an armed robber. Will you describe that as an hate speech?”
Wike also said he does not belong
to any cult group.
The governor stressed that he has
never participated in any secret or open cult activities right from his youth.
He said the past administration
of Rotimi Amaechi abandoned the Kono-Opobo-Andoni road. He promised to complete
it before leaving office.
He also promised to sponsor over
1000 Anglican priests to Jerusalem for holy pilgrimage.
Meanwhile, the church of Nigeria
Anglican communion has called on government at all levels to stop people who
build on water channels to avert the incessant flooding experienced in parts of
the country.
The primate of the Anglican
communion in Nigeria, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh made the appeal while addressing
the laity of the 12th general synod Anglican communion at st Paul’s cathedral
Diobu.
Okoh also called on Christians to
take their pride of place in all facet of the economy.
He called on those who design the
educational curriculum not to compromise the Christian faith by merging CRK
with civic Education.
The theme for the 12th general
synod of the Anglican communion is “Thou shall not steal”, taken from Exodus
20:15.
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