Gov. Wike reacts to removal of Dakuku Peterside as NIMASA DG

Gov. Wike and Dr. Peterside 

What Wike Said About Removal of Dakuku Peterside as NIMASA DG
opera.com Mar 6, 2020 11:22 PM
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has reacted to the removal of the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside.

Governor Wike said the Federal government unfair for taking away juicy positions managed by prominent individuals in the state.

He said this when the Senate Minority Caucus paid him a condolence visit at Government House Port Harcourt over the passage of his uncle, Late Chief Charles Wike.

The Rivers state Chief Executive also decried the exclusion of Rivers State from the execution of projects by the Federal Government.

"Are we really part of this country? Is Rivers State part of this country? They have taken away majority of the prominent positions occupied by our sons and daughters in the Federal Government.

"Rivers State is part of this country. We did not commit any offence to warrant the total exclusion from Federal Projects under this dispensation.

"It is unfortunate that one Minister from the South-South said that Rivers State is being denied projects because of kidnapping. It is painful.

"There are killings all over the country. Killings in different states. But they are siting projects in those states. But in Rivers State, not a single Federal Project," he said.

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Eyinaya Abaribe was accompanied on the condolence visit by Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha, Senate Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda and Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Sahabi Yau.

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