Rivers state governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has denied rumours making rounds which quoted him as saying that President Muhammadu Buhari was not welcomed to Rivers state.
Wike denied the allegation during a Channels TV programme, Sunrise Daily broadcast on Monday, in Port Harcourt.
He said President Buhari has the right to visit Rivers state but not as a solidarity visit due to insecurity.
He said: “I never said that President Buhari should not come to Rivers State and I can never say it. The President is the President of the country. He has the right to come to Rivers State.”
The governor stated that Rivers state is not faced with security challenges and does not need presidential solidarity visit.
He said: “What I disagreed with is that, if you are coming because of insecurity. No. An armed robber operated and killed 15 people. This is not the same thing that daily herdsmen are attacking people and could lead to religious or ethnic war. That is the point I made.
“For example in Lagos State, armed robbers have killed about five people at a time. In Ogun State, people have died, cultists have killed people. So, I never said that the President should not come to Rivers State and I can never say that.”
