Wike challenges 24-year political legacy of former Rivers leader

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has questioned the governmental bequest of a erstwhile Rivers State person who spent 24 years successful apical authorities positions, challenging residents of Evo Kingdom to place tangible projects and governmental empowerment brought to the country during that period.

Speaking astatine an interactive league with leaders and stakeholders of Evo Kingdom successful Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Wike said enactment should beryllium measured not lone by positions held but besides by the radical empowered and the institutions and projects near behind.

He said immoderate politicians go unwilling to enactment the emergence of caller leaders aft attaining governmental powerfulness themselves.

“Someone was Speaker of the House of Assembly for 8 years, Governor for 8 years, and Minister for 8 years—that is 24 years successful apical enactment positions! What tin anybody constituent to that helium attracted to Evo Kingdom oregon Rivers State successful each those 24 years? Nothing! Not 1 azygous thing!” Wike said.

The curate contrasted this with his ain record, saying helium could place projects helium attracted to Rivers State during his clip arsenic Minister of State for Education.

He besides said helium nary longer has idiosyncratic governmental ambitions, having served arsenic politician and minister, adding that his precedence is to lend to t...