The senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator George Thompson Sekibo has said that the coronation of Governor Nyesom Wike as Eze Ugbabuezewe Ekpeye Olu Of Ekpeye Land by the Ekpeye nation was not only timely but very deserving by Governor Nyesom Wike as he has developed all nooks and crannies of Rivers State.
In his congratulatory message on behalf of the people of senatorial district, over the weekend, Sekibo, said no ethnic group in Rivers State has not enjoyed the dividends of democracy under the laudable governance of Wike.
The federal lawmaker, who is the leader of the Rivers Caucus in the National Assembly, said the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike has touched the lives of Rivers people in every ramification, and as such, he was worthy of his coronation.
He thanked the people of Ekpeye ethnic nationality for the honour done Wike, who has transformed the state, especially the state capital.
The senator, however, called on other ethnic groups yet to identify with the development strides of the present administration in the state, to take a cue from other nationalities and wake up from their slumber to join the moving train.
Similarly, Hon Dumnamene Robinson Dekor, member representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency has joined in congratulating Wike on the new chieftaincy title, adding that it is yet another honour well deserved.
Dekor noted with joy the clear vision of Wike and the corresponding determination to ensure that no part of the state was left out in his developmental strides, the result of which every community has thought it wise to appreciate him for his efforts through chieftaincy conferment and myriad of other honours.
He said Ekpeyeland no doubt has immensely benefitted from the Wike-led government in multiple ways and thanked God this fact was not lost on the people who have done well to him.
The federal lawmaker commended the foresight and wisdom of the Ekpeye people to reciprocate the government’s love and care for them, stressing that appreciation especially when it comes from the heart will trigger greater love and care from the benefactor.
Dekor who is also the chairman, House Committee on Host Communities said it’s no exaggeration to say that Wike has surpassed all previous administrations in the state put together in infrastructural development across the 23 local government areas.
The Ogoni born politician and former Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, and one time Works Commissioner in the state described the governor’s infrastructural development of the state as a revolution.
“All the evidence are therefore for all eyes to see. Even the blind can feel it and it does not matter whether these projects are acknowledged or not by political opponets; they are there and they are there for posterity. History must be kind to His Excellency long after he is done and gone as the man who came, saw and conquered”, Dekor declared.
