President Muhammadu Buhari says history will be kind to
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state.
Buhari spoke on Friday during the inauguration of the Nabo
Graham Douglas campus of the Nigerian Law School in Rumueme, Port Harcourt.
Represented by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the
federation, Buhari commended Wike for his support of legal education in the
country.
The president described the new law school as “a grand
wonder”, structured to be self-sustaining.
He noted that the project, among several others, is an
abiding testament to the commitment of Wike to the promotion of law and
development in the state.
“I need not engage in poetic verbosity to properly describe
the grand wonder that is being commissioned today,” he said.
“The icing on the cake is the fact that this edifice and its
state-of-the-art facilities are structured to be self-sustaining through
associated revenue earners, as designed by a man of higher vision who is now
fondly referred to as Mr Project.”
Buhari said he is aware that Wike extended development
initiatives to the neighbouring Bayelsa by executing multi-billion-naira
projects that included a 900-bed space hostel and 1,500-capacity auditorium in
the Yenagoa campus of the Nigerian Law School.
“These are indeed pace-setting and unparalleled
contributions by a state government to what is ordinarily under the remit of
the federal government,” he said.
“Wike’s dedication to these projects is better appreciated
from the viewpoint of his being an unrelenting advocate of true federalism in
Nigeria.
“Indeed, our dear nation needs more of such unifying
efforts; It is in recognition of the foregoing that my administration discarded
political considerations and acknowledged excellence by conferring Gov.Wike
with the Nigerian Excellence Award in public service.
“Your excellency, you
have indeed immortalised yourself, and history will be kind to you.”
Buhari reiterated the need to promote cooperation and
understanding between the federal and state governments in the overall national
interest and the welfare of Nigerians.
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