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Tony John, Port Harcourt
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that he owed no apology to those complaining about his numerous projects commissioned.
Governor Wike stated this, on Wednesday, while commissioning the internal roads constructed by his administration in Okochiri, Okrika Local Government Area, as part of activities marking his third year in office.
The governor noted that he would continue to provide basic infrastructure for Rivers people.
He observed that the commissioning of the internal roads would bring development in the area and thanked the people of Okochiri for the cooperation given the contractor to finish the project on record time.
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Speaking further, Governor Wike urged the people of Okochiri not to be worried by threats of the opposition about 2019, assuring that when 2019 comes, he would also deliver as usual.
In his remarks, a former Minister of Transport, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, lauded Governor Wike for constructing the Okochiri internal roads, which Okrika son, who was a former governor of the state, Ada George, was unable to do.
In his speech, Commissioner for Works in the state, Dumnamene Dekor, noted the deplorable state of the roads before the intervention of the governor. He further said that the 15 internal roads, which spanned 11.5 kilometres, would enhance the livelihood of the people of the area.
Earlier, Chairman of Okrika Local Government Area, Iwoloma Philemon, thanked the governor for the various development projects sited in the local government and urged him to heed the clarion call of the people to contest in 2019, to consolidated his developmental strides.
