Godswill Akpabio, senate minority leader, has commended Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for the developmental projects implemented in the state. Akpabio noted that Wike has performed better than President Muhammadu Buhari in the area of infrastructure.
The senator made this statement during a tour of projects with Gov. Akpabio in Rivers State on Monday.
“Governor Wike has done more work and projects in the last two years than the Federal Government. That is my considered opinion,” he said.
“Performance is not necessarily an issue of the availability of resources. If your state gets N5billion, do projects of that amount. If you get N1billion, do projects commensurate with that figure. For Governor Wike, he has judiciously applied the scarce resources available to the state to develop needed infrastructure.
“The resources available to Rivers state cannot be compared to that of the federal government. Rivers state government gets far less than a quarter than one percent of what accrues to the federal government, but we can see the tremendous quality of transformation taking place in the state.
“It is not so much money that makes performance. It is love for your people. When you are elected, if you love your people you will perform, no matter the little money that you have.”
Akpabio noted that Wike has been able to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve progress in spite of the economic recession.
“What I am seeing here in Rivers state is not like a recession economy because the Governor of Rivers state loves his people. Let me use this opportunity to congratulate the workers at the various sites because they are acquiring a lot of skills working at the sites,” he said.
“The kind of projects that Governor Wike is doing in Rivers state will attract the world to the state. Today, there is a song, that the handwork of Wike is beautiful.”
“I want to say this with all amount of pride that Governor Wike is working. We pray God to continue to bless, protect and keep him to work for the state. Governor Wike loves his people, he loves Rivers state and that is why he is doing this. It is not everyone that will transform Rivers state in such a short time.
“Under two years, the results are everywhere. The roads we think that will not be done have been done. The roads are now wonderful, most of them dualised.
“When it comes to the time of election and the people risk their lives for Governor Wike. People will say maybe he sponsored thugs or used money. It is Governor Wike’s work that will determine the electoral future.”