The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed said Nigerians will
be luckier to have Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as their president.
The governor added that Nigerians need to consider giving
Wike the opportunity to serve them at the national level because the Rivers
governor is a man with the vision of knowing how to harness resources in
improving the quality of life of the citizenry.
He maintained that ‘if Rivers State is lucky to have Wike,
Nigerians will be luckier’.
Governor Mohammed stated this while speaking at the flag-off
of construction work at the site of the Rumukwurushi-Elimgbu flyover in
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Monday.
Governor Mohammed said that he had disclosed his intention to
run for the presidency, but he knows in accomplishing that goal, there are
people that are of better quality considered to have such capacity to do much
better.
“And there are people that you will do it with them so that
at the end of the day if you are doing it, you’re doing it with harmony, you’re
doing it with synergy, you’re doing it with stakeholding in a manner that you
will rescue Nigeria from the present situation of maladministration.
“On behalf of everybody here, I want to say thank you to you
because I wish you’ll be given the opportunity to bring this type of vision to
the national level where you will be able to come and contribute your quota.”
The Bauchi State Governor said he felt humbled and honoured
to flag-off the Rumukwurushi-Elimgbu flyover project, which is the 10th flyover
that Governor Wike has provided for his people within his second tenure.
“Again, you can see the fidelity. The sincerity of purpose.
I am not in my second term but I cannot remember any second-term governor doing
this kind of infrastructure, delivering to his people.
“He is not here for himself. I am not praising him. There is
nothing that he will give me that I don’t have. But I really envy him for what
he is. He is for his people.
“When some second term governors are busy preparing to go
home, this man is even breaking new frontiers, doing new projects, and giving
timelines and finances that will be able to be delivered during his tenure.”
Governor Mohammed said Governor Wike has distinguished
himself as the new face of leadership in Nigeria. Such leadership style,
according to him, has raised the bar of subnational leadership in the country,
making it more attractive and a thing of pride to be associated with the Rivers
State governor.
“Some of his templates that have really been implemented;
some of them, you can touch them in terms of improving the quality of life of
our people.
“We are copying from him because we don’t have to reinvent
the wheel. He has done so much. He says the truth and does the right thing. You
can see the conceptualization. The way and manner the projects were
conceptualized and financed.”
Governor Mohammed noted that barely one year to the general
elections, he can only imagine that a governor would love his people so much
and continue to invest resources for the progress of their society and economy
with new projects.
In his words, “That shows you that he wants to do so much
and fulfill his promises. And that will spur me and encourage me to go back to
Bauchi State and to still do more projects. Maybe, I will have the benefits of
second term. But the time I have, I must use it very well.”
In his speech, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State
said his administration owes it as a duty to Rivers people to deliver social
services and quality projects that will improve their living conditions.
He explained that the Rumukwurushi-Elimgbu Flyover is the
10th flyover and a part of his administration’s promise to the people.
Governor Wike assured it will be delivered in the next 10
months because 80 percent of the contract sum has already been paid to Julius
Berger Nigeria PLC.
“What is important in governance is when public officers or
elected public officers make promise to their people, to the electorate, there
must not be any excuse not to fulfill such promises.
“I told the people of Rivers State, by the special grace of
God, I was going to construct 10 flyovers before I leave office. And let it be
known these 10 flyovers were not awarded from 2015, no. These 10 flyovers were
awarded from 2019 till this date.”
Governor Wike stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
had remained consistent with his pact with the electorate, unlike other parties
that hardly can fulfill promises they make during the electioneering period.
Particularly, Governor Wike said, such politicians who
hardly keep promises hinge their confidence on the hijacking of electoral
materials to smuggle themselves into office.
But he said with President Muhammadu Buhari signing of the
Electoral ACT Amendment into law, means every politician will have to show
evidence of service to elect support of the electorate.
According to him, the period of using soldiers and hiring
thugs to snatch and hijack electoral materials is gone because with the card
reader and transmission of election results electronically, votes cannot be
compromised.
“The Electoral Act that the president has appended his
signature, the good thing there now is, operation show what you have done.
“The period of using soldiers to carry ballot is over. The
period of using police to carry ballot papers is over. The period of using our
boys to hijack materials is over.”
The governor reiterated that all projects started by his
administration will be completed before he leaves office next year.
He pointed out the reason why there exist several projects
abandoned by the federal government is because such projects were merely
conceptualized with the requisite financial backing.
“Part of the problem we have in this country is that when
you conceptualize project or initiate a project there is no backup financially
to make sure that project is taken to a logical conclusion. That is why you see
at the federal level, projects being awarded, the projects will not be
completed in ten years’ time and at the end what you see is a variation because
of inflation, we say no, that will not be our strategy.
“All these key important projects that we have awarded will
be backed up financially. We will not award any project where we don’t have the
finance to back it up.”
Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Elloka Tasie-Amadi said
the Rumukwurushi-Elimgbu flyover that is 8.40 meters long, and 17. 6 meters
wide with a median will be completed in 10 months.
When completed, he explained, it will enhance the rapid
development of real estate activities and boost commerce in the area.
The Managing Director of Julius Berger, Lars Richter,
assured that the company will deliver the project on time and according to
specification.
Earlier, the Rivers State government and Julius Berger had signed a contractual agreement for the Rumukwurushi-Elimgbu flyover at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
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