I will leave office fulfilled, says Wike

• Published date: 11 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says he will be leaving office in May with a sense of fulfilment that he has not disappointed the people.

He implored Rivers electorate to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship, national and state legislative candidates in the general election, to consolidate on his infrastructural revolution.

The governor spoke yesterday after inspecting the ongoing dualisation of Azikiwe -Iloabuchi Road, Rumuola- Rumuokuta and Mgbuoba- NTA-Choba flyovers in Port Harcourt.

Wike said the huge number of Rivers people who thronged the streets to commend him at the various project sites, was an indication that he delivered on his mandate and had not disappointed the people.

He said: 'You can see the happiness radiating on their faces. This makes us happy that the people are happy with us. That means when government or leaders have made promises, they should fulfil their promises.

'I think we can say with all good authority, we are happy and we can go home satisfied that we have not disappointed our people. That is the major thing for me, that you're going home not disappointed that you made promises to the people and you didn't fulfil the promises.'

Wike noted that it was unprecedented in the history of the country that a government with barely four months left to the end of its tenure...