The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday, praised his Rivers State Counterpart, Nyesom Wike, for his frequency of churning out quality projects, saying it justifies his world acclaimed name, “Mr Project “.
Fayemi who commissioned the Rumuwoji International Market built by the Wike’s Administration in Port Harcourt commended Governor Wike for his outstanding performance.
He said: “We are proud of him. We are proud of the work he is doing in Rivers State. He is going to continue to Commission projects till 27th September. That is almost 10days from now.
“Even if it is one project per day, it will be almost 10days. Now I understand why they refer to him as Mr Project”.
Fayemi said that governance is about improving the living standard of the people, noting that Governor Wike has worked hard for Rivers people.
“The promise that the governor made is what he is fulfilling today. That is what government is all about. Government is about affecting the lives of our people.
“Governance is about improving the quality and condition of our society. Governance is about ensuring that we fulfil promises that we make to the people “.
He said though he is not in the same political party with Governor Wike, his duty as chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum is to support, protect and defend all governors irrespective of their party affiliations.
Wike, in his address, said that he pledged to rebuild the Market and that the commissioning of the Rumuwoji Market is a fulfilment of that promise
“I made a promise to construct this market. We started this market from the foundation to its completion.
“When we make promises to the people, we are bound to fulfil the promises. Hold us accountable to our promises, because there is no need for excuses. We made a promise and we have fulfilled that promise ”
Governor Wike also established a management committee for the market, directing the committee to ensure that the market serves the people.
He announced that he will give allocation to Rumuwoji community, Rumuwoji women and other people will get their shops through open balloting.
“I will give Rumuwoji women shop allocations in this market. I advise that they should not sell their shops because we will release funds for the Rumuwoji women to ply their trade”, he said.
The Governor stated that he will build a market for the Nkpolu Community as a means of improving the economy of the area.
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