The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara against always attending political meetings in Abuja.
Speaking when he flagged off the Port Harcourt Ring Road project, Wike noted that nothing good comes out of such meetings.
“Stay here and work, you’ll feel happy. At the end of the day, Rivers people will appreciate you,” he said.
The former governor urged Fubara to govern the state without fear but with humility and good governance.
Wike, a former Minister of State for Education, said his successor has paid 75%of the total sum, which is N150 billion, to Julius Berger, adding that although people may express worry over the amount expended on the road yet, “no one can develop the state better than us.”
The former governor said the Ring Road project ought to be driven by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), but unfortunately, the commission is a Niger Delta Cash Cow.
He said: “We thank God Almighty that God gave us somebody who would not come like those, they’ve not entered power, you see the arrogance. Just the mere fact that they are the candidate. Arrogance has come then when they are elected, not to talk about when they are being sworn in. See, the governor we have, is still very humble.
”Mr. Governor, let me also advise you, the people that elected you are in the state. They are not in Abuja. Stay in your state, and face the challenges of your people.
“Don’t allow them to lure you to be sleeping in Abuja, that there’s one meeting or the other, and nothing comes out of those meetings. Stay in your state and develop your state. They won’t give you anything there.
“Our money is not to develop any political party, our money is to develop our state. They would be luring you because they think with Rivers, money would come and one party or the other would grow. Our money is for the development of Rivers State
“Stay here and work, you’ll feel happy. At the end of the day, Rivers people will appreciate you.”
