Wike Blows Hot, Blasts Top Minister For Saying Governors Are Direct Contributors of Poverty Among Nigerians
- Claim by the minister of state for budget and planning that governors are driving their people into poverty has been dispelled
- This allegation by the minister was debunked by Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on Thursday, December 1
- According to Wike, the minister lacks knowledge about governors' role in project planning and implementation
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The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has condemned remarks by the minister of state for budget and planning, Clement Agba, on his analysis of the causes of poverty.
PM News reports that Wike accused Agba of lacking an understanding of the workings of state governors in project planning and implementation.
Source: Twitter
Agba had earlier stated that governors across the states are the major causes of poverty among their people.
He said that because the governors only focus on building flyovers, airports and other capital projects they fail to invest in rural communities to directly uplift the living standard of the people.
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However, taking a swipe at the minister, Wike said state governors are not the problem or the ones contributing to poverty in Nigeria.
His words:
“He said governors are the problem, they don’t do rural roads, and I ask him where and where have you been. You just sit there (Abuja), you’ve not been to anywhere to go and check whether rural roads are being done or not.
“Come to Rivers State and see whether we are doing roads that will cause agricultural produce to be brought out to the cities or not before you open your mouth. We are not doing roads in the city alone. We are doing roads in all local government areas of the state.”
Hope for Atiku, Okowa as PDP governors makes bold move ahead of 2023 presidential election
Governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be meeting with their colleagues on the G5 team.
The resolve of the governor to have the meeting was taken in Yenogoa, the Bayelsa state's capital city.
The governors' meeting is aimed at ending the crisis between the PDP's flag bearer Atiku Abubakar and the G5 team members led by Nyesom Wike.
2023: Crisis with Atiku thickens as Wike speaks on G5 governors' next plan for PDP flag bearer
The crisis between Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and Nyesom Wike, the Rivers state governor had taken a different turn.
Wike in a recent outing threatened that the PDP G5 governors will not be supporting Atiku in the 2023 presidential election.
According to the governor, some candidates have continued to host and attended town hall meetings where they tell Nigerians lies.
Source: Legit.ng
