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Wike Is Correct on N166bn for Federal Projects ~ ANDMON Scribe

ksmar September 25, 2019 Headlines, News Leave a comment 628 Views

… Says FG is Starving Rivers

The general secretary of the Association of Niger Delta Monarchs of Nigeria (ANDMON), His Majesty, King Leslie Eke, has expressed support for the Rivers State governor’s observation on the distribution of the N166 billion earmarked for federal projects across the country.

Governor Nyesom Wike had accused the Federal Government of neglecting Rivers State when it distributed about N166 billion for project execution across the country recently.

In a chat with newsmen in his palace at Woji, in Obio/Akpo Local Government Area over the weekend, King Eke challenged the Federal Government and its agencies to prove Rivers people wrong by pointing out projects it has executed in the state in recent times.

The Nyerisi Eli Woji expressed regret that the Federal Government could starve the state in spite its major contribution to the country’s economic growth.

“The Federal Government is starving the state of projects, not minding the contribution it is making in the economic rise of the country,” he said.

The ANDMON scribe, who also is the Eze Oha Evo of Evo Kingdom and Eze Gbakagbaka, stressed that a major part of the East West Road which is a federal project was still begging for attention, further noting that the Onne Road and Eleme bridge are in a very deplorable stage

“All these are Federal Government’s projects in the state, they are all in very bad shape,” he noted.

King Eke noted that Governor Wike’s observation should not call for “unneeded noise,” but rather for federal attention to be given to the state considering its position in the country.

He said he refused to believe that the situation is a deliberate attempt by the Federal Government to sabotage the efforts of Governor Wike, whom he said was trying selflessly to place the state among developed cities of the world.

Accessing the Rivers State governor’s performance on his second term’s first 100 days in office, he said Wike had performed above the people’s expectation going by the number of quality projects he had delivered within the short period.

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