Prominent PDP Governor to Receive Buhari's Special Award of ‘Excellent Performance’
- The governor of rivers, since he assumed office in 2015 has been known to have carried out important but developmental projects in the state
- Governor Nyesom Wike is popularly referred to as "Mr Project", having completed infrastructural projects in Rivers state and is seen as a role model to other governors in the country
- Interestingly, his work has been noticed by President Muhammadu Buhari who is ready to confer on him a national honour for outstanding performance in government so far, a recognition many opined Wike deserves
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has been nominated for the “Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery” at the forthcoming Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Award by the Federal Government.
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday, October 21 present the award to the governor at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, said in a letter.
Source: Twitter
Buhari confirmed the development through a letter
The letter, signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services) in the SGF’s Office, Dr. Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri, was addressed to Wike, Rivers Mirror confirmed.
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Interestingly, since he assumed office on May 29, 2015, Wike has been widely acclaimed for his infrastructure strides in Rivers and its attendant impact on the state’s development.
This then led to the birth of Wike's new name in the polity, "Mr. Project". The video below shared on his Twitter page further confirms the above assertion.
PDP chieftain reacts
Sir Siminalayi Fubara, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) standard bearer in Rivers State, has described as a significantly good omen the presidential recognition of the Rivers State governor, with the Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery, stressing that it is a confirmation of the outstanding leadership of the governor.
Fubara noted that for President Muhammadu Buhari to recognize the unprecedented contributions of Gov. Nyesom Wike in providing quality infrastructure, among the pack of governors in the country despite coming from an opposition party, speaks volumes on the visionary leadership that the governor has provided for Rivers State.
FG disowns trending national honours nomination list, speaks on plan for investiture of nominees
The Nigerian government on Monday, October 3, disowned the trending list of National Honours nominees.
It was reported that the Federal Government said that the list which has continued to circulate online since the past weekend is fake.
The list had the names of Abba Kyari, a former chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari; presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina, and 435 others on it.
National honours: President Buhari to confer Senator Odebiyi CON award
Ahead of the much anticipated national honours ceremony slated for Tuesday, October 11, Ambassador Henry Bello has heaped praises on Senator Tolu Odebiyi, who will be conferred with the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).
As contained in his congratulatory message made available to Legit.ng on Monday, October 10, Ambassador Bello described Senator Odebiyi as a man who has stood out distinctively with patriotism by making mind-bl*wing contributions to the national interest.
He said the distinguished senator was able to reach all these milestones on the floor of the Red Chamber as Chairman of both Senate Committees on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Marine Transport respectively and as a member of other committees.
Source: Legit.ng
