The All Progressives Congress, APC, has told the Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike to permit President Muhammadu Buhari, different drivers of national policy and major industry developers come into the state with the intention to strategically reposition it for extra improvement.

The party said in a declaration that there is no justification for the Rivers state authorities to stay unduly adversarial toward attempts by the Federal government to stimulate the economic system of the state that's imperative to the improvement of the oil and gas industry.

we are thrilled with the selection of the Federal government to embark on the construction of train 7 which was stifled by an administration wherein Governor Nyesom Wike served as Minister, the APC stated.

That administration which had Wike as a cabinet member, the assertion went on, took away oil wells belonging to Rivers state and officially whittled down its earning strength as a frontline oil generating country.

President Muhammadu Buhari who was provided as an enemy of the Rivers people has restored the satisfaction of vicinity of the Rivers state in the oil and gasoline quarter via embarking on the development of train 7 in Bonny, the APC stated via its Spokesman, chief Ogbonna Nwuke.

keep in mind that Wike had supported the relocation of the gas challenge to Brass regardless of the sizeable advantages in finding the investment in Bonny. And his frame language given that he became governor shows he does not want any federal presence in the country for selfish political reasons.

On the contrary, The Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi is in the forefront of efforts via an administration meaning nicely for Rivers people; an management that is making an attempt in each recognize to open the nation to multi-billion-dollar investments.

Already, the Federal authorities is bent on constructing a brand new deep seaport, a rail varsity, an industrial railway park and the Port Harcourt Maiduguri rail line.

Train 7 could gulp $10 billion dollars to assemble. it would create 52, 000 jobs. That quantity of jobs which would advantage Rivers people without delay is top notch.

Comparatively, That quantity of jobs is more than the range of jobs presented by the Rivers state Civil service which has between 45, 000 and 50, 000 people.

Yet, Governor Nyesom Wike did not assume it important while it mattered maximum to guard the interest of the Rivers people by using collaborating in the ground breaking ceremony of train 7 which occurred under his nose.

Flyovers may assist enhance a nation, in all likelihood lessen visitors in the capital, but they are no longer the principle drivers of sound investments which transform lives and create respectable jobs.

Sound financial investments are drawn down via optimistic engagement with most important stakeholders within the economic system; thru a balanced vision and a business plan which captures the aspirations of a people within the brief and long time.

by the way, this is not what we have in Rivers state in which one guys ambition to dominate the centre level has been released some distance in advance of the interest of the whole Rivers people.

So, a mans perceived adversaries are made to seem as enemies of the Rivers state, irrespective of how right their goal for Rivers people can be

Wike was not elected to go to the President. For us, he displays a high dose of lack of expertise whilst he says that.

Wike need to realize that he was elected to interact constructively with all important actors, consisting of the Federal authorities in pursuit of Rivers interests.

The Governor need to, consequently, understand that Rivers state can't exist by itself. Rivers pursuits are consequently more than the interest of the people.

If he can not pursue the interest of the Rivers people in an all inclusive and sustainable way, Wike ought to not represent a stumbling block to folks that are labouring to ensure that Rivers people also enjoy the centre.

The Katsina State Government has declared today, Friday, as an additional Public Holiday to mark the Eid-ul-Fitr Sallah celebration in the State.

The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abdulkarim Yahaya Sirika made this known in a statement on Thursday.

The statement equally conveyed Governor Aminu Bello Masaris goodwill message to the states Muslim Ummah, as well as the civil servants.

Governor Bello wished them all a hitch-free Sallah celebration.

He equally admonished them to continually pray for the state.

Recall that Jigawa State had earlier declared the same day, Friday, 14 May, 2021 as a public holiday to celebrate the Sallah festival.