Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers
State, on Tuesday, reacted to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s defeat in Bayelsa
State.
The Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) had declared David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election after polling 352,552
votes.
Lyon defeated his closest rival,
Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 143,172 votes.
Reacting to PDP’s defeat, Wike
said Rivers was the “next target of the enemies.”
According to Wike:
“Unfortunately, one of our states is gone to enemies. But God will help us.
“For us who are from Rivers
State, we should know that there will be an attack on us because the enemy has
entered our territory. They will attack us, but with your prayer, Rivers State
will prevail.”
Wike also declared that his
government belongs to all people of the state, stressing that his
administration is not a government for any particular group in the state.
The governor stated that the
primary goal of his administration was to promote the interest of Rivers State.
He said: “This Government is not
a Government of you are from here or there. My Government is a Government of
Rivers State. It is not a Government of a particular place.
“Anything that will promote the
interest of Rivers State is what I will do. You can be my sister state, if you
want to take what belongs to Rivers State, I will not agree. I will not sell
Rivers State for any cost. Let’s be our brother’s keeper.”
Wike praised the Okrika people
for the role they played during the last elections.
“The role you played during the
last elections, showed that when you give your support, you give your support.
People should be known for something.
“If you give your word, you give
your word. In all my political career, I have seen that when Okrika people say
they want to do something, they will do it. You are different and I commend you
“, he said.
Governor Wike warned people
against bearing arms, saying that it negates the principle of peace.
He said: “The only reason why
people get arms is that the Nigerian Army is now part of elections.”
Wike urged the monarch to use his
position to promote peace and development in Okrika. He appealed to him to
carry all interest groups along.
He informed that the Rivers State
Government will approach the State House of Assembly for the amendment of the
name of the stool to read: “the Amanyanabo of Okrika ” as requested by the
Traditional Ruler.
In his remarks, the Amanyanabo of
Wakrike Kingdom, Okrika, King Alfred Sementari Abam congratulated the Rivers
State Governor on his re-election and the confirmation of his victory by the
Supreme Court.
He said that the re-election of
Governor Wike was because of his outstanding performance and projects delivery.
He, however, appealed to the
Rivers State Governor to ensure that the name of the stool is changed from
Amayanabo of Wakrike Kingdom, Okrika to Amanyanabo of Okrika.
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