December 09, (THEWILL) – Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has challenged the Federal Government to show where it deployed the monies borrowed from external creditors.
According to him, Nigeria has enormous resources that, if well managed, can change the fortunes of the country and the life of every Nigerian.
Wike spoke on Thursday in Port Harcourt during the inauguration of the Rumuola Flyover Bridge, which was performed by a former governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko.
The governor stated that his administration ispropelled by love and commitment to service, which is why it is working assiduously and deploying the state’s resources judiciously, for the good of Rivers people.
He said: “It is very clear that governance is not by magic. It is all about commitment. It’s all about your love for your people and your country.
“This country has enormous resources to change the lives of our people. Nobody should give excuses. Like we would always say, if you don’t have it, you don’t have it.
“So, all these stories that you borrowed money from here and there, let us see what the money is being used for. If we borrowed money, we are showing Rivers people what we used that money to do.”
While performing the project inauguration, Dr. Mimiko said that Governor Wike has proved himself worthy of the sobriquet: “Mr. Project!.”
Mimiko said: “Those who feel unsettled by Governor Wike’s words and actions cannot take away the fact that he conceives projects, plans projects, delivers projects because he loves projects.
“Some see governance or being in government as an end in itself, you have deployed your limitless energy, by these accomplishments, to demonstrate that governance is a means to an end; the improvement of the lives of our people.”
