Okenyi Kenechi
Wife of the Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike has called on Nigerians from different ethnic backgrounds to bring their best to the Nigerian table to foster growth.
Justice Wike, speaking during a reception for children participants at the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST 2018) at the Government House Port Harcourt, said that such diverse contributions will quicken national development.
According to her: “All of us should look after each other and also look out for each other.
“We should bring to the Nigerian table, our best to develop Nigeria”.
Wike also stated that the diversity of Nigeria should serve as a source of strength and national development.
She noted that the nation would be uninteresting and boring if everyone was the same.
“It would be very boring and uninteresting if everyone is the same. We should find strength in our differences”, she said.
Described Rivers State as a mini-Nigeria with several ethnic groups, Wike pointed out that despite the diversity of the state, Rivers people still unite to develop the state.
In his remarks, Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe stated that said if more Nigerian leaders invest in children, there would be less crime in future.
Children participants from Benue, Ondo and Rivers State displayed cultural dances to the admiration of guests.
