Gov. Wike sets up committee to welcome president-elect Tinubu to Rivers

The Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has put in place a committee that would welcome the president elect Senator Bola Tinubu to the state.

The Governor made this revelation while formalising the committee that will plan the inauguration of the governor elect, Siminalaye Fubara, and Deputy Governor-elect, Prof. Ngozi Odu.

The Informant247 recalls that Wike had made it known that Tinubu would be in the state to Commission a project — the Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover and Magistrate Court building in Port Harcourt, the capital of the state on May 3 and 4.

The Governor said the committee that would welcome the president elect to the state also comprises members of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and the Social Democratic Party SDP in the state.

Wike while addressing the planning committee for the inauguration of the newly elected leaders of the state, said: “This is not a party affair, but a state affair. So, the committee is made up of all shades of opinion. In fact, our state has the largest number of such committees bearing in mind how our state is. The inauguration committee is just to prepare for the swearing-in of the governor and deputy governor-elect. It is therefore not automatic that you become a cabinet member because you are a member of the inauguration committee.”

Buhari assisted state govs with N2trillion — Presidency

The presidency has revealed how the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government assisted state governments with more than N2 trillion.

This was revealed in a statement released by a presidential media aide Femi Adesina.

Adesina described the bail out funds sent to the state governors as part of the achievements of the president.

He said the funds were to ensure that the state governors pay pension and salary obligations.

He said the packages sent to the state governments included

The report said the packages to state governments included N700bn Infrastructure Loans & Refunds; $5.4bn Paris Club Refunds; N614 billion Budget Support Facility; and a reduction in debt service burden close to N575.5bn.

“Between November 25 and December 13, 2021, the Federal Government handed over to benefiting communities 941 km of completed Sukuk road projects connecting 10 states in five geo-political zones of the country,” it added.