Wike Gives Commissioner 24 Hours To Begin Road Project or Get Sacked
- Rivers state commissioner for works has been mandated to ensure the commencement of a road projects
- According to Rivers state governor, the governor must ensure the commencement of the project or gets sacked
- Wike gave the ultimatum while conducting the flag-off of construction of Ekagho-Ogboloma-Adada Link Road in the state
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Wike gave the commissioner a 24-hour ultimatum while conducting the flag-off of construction of Ekagho-Ogboloma-Adada Link Road in the state on Friday.
The governor stopped his address midway to seek out the representative of the contractor, Lubrik Construction Company. He was however informed that the woman in question had left after addressing the audience.
Turning to an official off-camera, presumably his Commissioner of Works, Wike asked:
“Why have they not mobilised to Abua? They collected the money; they collected [for the roads] here, so why have they not mobilised?”
The government official responded inaudibly to which the governor said, “What is preliminary works? Did they collect our money preliminarily? Call the company, now! Let them come here.”
When a man of South-Asian descent appeared before the governor, the latter asked why the company had not “moved to site on the other road in Abua” after collecting the state government’s money.
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“Soon we will start to move to that place,” the unidentified contractor replied.
“Commissioner for Works, I give you 24 hours. If they don’t move to site, return our money immediately,” the governor said to cheers from the Ekagho residents.
“You see, part of the problem – that’s why our problem is not only the company. Even those that are supervising the job are part of the problems we have.
“This company has collected the money more than two months ago, and you’re telling us now that they are preparing after [taking] money from us. Let them not move to site till tomorrow, I will sack you as the Commissioner for Works.”
According to Wike, there is no basis for the delay.
Wike to back Atiku? Rivers governor speaks on preferred presidential candidate
Meanwhile, ahead of the 2023 general election, Governor Nyesom Wike said he will not change his mind about working for his preferred presidential candidate despite abuses.
The Rivers state governor who is the arrowhead of the G5 said this while kicking off the construction of Akpabu-Egbeda-Omoku Link Road in the Emohua local government area on Wednesday, January 4.
Wike said he would concentrate on mobilising support for his preferred candidate instead of taking issues with his detractors, who, according to him, had already lost focus.
Source: Legit.ng
