Governors Using Covid-19 As Excuse For Non-Performance – Wike

Governors Using Covid-19 As Excuse For Non-Performance - Wike
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The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, lambasted most of his colleagues saying many of them are merely hiding under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic not to perform.

According to the Ikwerre born Governor, no government should use COVID-19 as an excuse not to invest in infrastructural development that can foster economic development and prosperity.

Wike dropped this bombshell during a facility tour of the ultramodern Government House hospital and Administrative building in Port Harcourt in the company of the Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu who paid him a visit.

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He said that Rivers State would not join the league of States that hide under the guise of COVID-19 pandemic to deny their people basic infrastructures like roads, which is universally acknowledged as a major contributor to higher economic productivity, growth, and trade.

‘COVID-19 cannot be an excuse to any government. COVID -19 is a bad thing, but it has come. It will go whether we like it or not. But people will also be alive. Infrastructure must be provided, so you can’t say because of COVID-19 nothing will be done. At the time COVID-19 ends, what will the people be facing? Lack of basic infrastructure. So, because of COVID19, I am not going to be doing anything? I am not a party to that. I will continue to work whether there is COVID-19 or not.’

Wike went further to explain that his administration has conscientiously been investing in high-quality infrastructure that has positive economic value that can stimulate job creation, boost foreign direct investment in the State.

He stated that in the midst of the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, the State government on Wednesday approved two additional flyovers at the cost of N12.4 billion to Julius Berger.

According to him, investment in these projects has been made possible because of the government’s prudent management and application of State resources to improve the standard of living of her citizens.

 

AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK

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