Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has commended the
military for the success achieved in the fight against insurgency in the
country.
Wike gave the commendation on Monday during a courtesy visit
by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Isiaka Amao, at Government House, Port
Harcourt.
The governor told Amao that he doesn’t need to go on the
television to tell Nigerians that they are secured when the military is winning
the war against insurgency.
According to him, Nigerians will know from the environment
that there are a lot of changes going on.
He noted that greater success in winning the war against
Boko Haram and bandits could be achieved by deploying more military strategies,
which is better than media publicity.
“When you are winning a war, the people will feel it. When
people are secured, you don’t need to go to television to tell them that they
are secured.
“They will know from the environment that there are a lot of
changes going on and that is the way Nigerians believe that, yes, we are
winning the war against insurgency,” he said.
Wike pointed out that the prevailing peace in Rivers State
was achieved because of the existing cooperation between all the heads of
security with the state government.
According to him, Rivers people are comfortable and feel
safe in their communities, and they can go about their normal business without
undue molestation from outlaws.
He also assured the Nigerian Air Force of continuing the
existing cordial relationship between it and the state government that started
from the administration of Dr. Peter Odili.
Wike also called on members of the military task force
deployed to arrest illegal oil bunkers to find a better and environmentally
friendly way to destroy bunkering sites in the State.
He said it is time the Nigerian State considers the damage
caused by the activities of crude oil thieves to the economic mainstream of the
country and treat them as treasonable offenders.
Wike noted that it is not only the wastage of the economy
that is witnessed but the degradation that the environment also suffers as a
result of that which impacts negatively on rural communities in Rivers State in
particular.
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