The Rivers State Government has declared that any associate of the Governor Nyesom Wike-led administration who decides to join perceived enemies of the administration voluntarily relinquishes all rights and privileges of the system.
The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Chris Finebone, stated this during his maiden media briefing in Port Harcourt, on Monday.
“Recently, there have been attempts by some individuals to deploy disinformation and misinformation to tarnish the image of the governor before Nigerians.
“It is important to state that if a friend decides to turn enemy, he or she has voluntarily relinquished all privileges that friendship brings.
“You cannot call off your friendship and still expect the largesse that arises out of that friendship to still be available to you. Who does that?
“Similarly, if a wife decides she will no longer remain in her marriage, tradition demands that such a wife and her family return the bride price.
“She cannot call off her marriage and still keep or wait to be told to return the bride price. No amount of propaganda can upturn this fact.
“When the friend of a system suddenly turns a foe, the system naturally activates its defensive mechanism to ensure its self-preservation.
“Wike is the head of the government of Rivers State until May 29, 2023. It will amount to a gross shirking of responsibility for the government to sit and watch any passerby throw punches of mischief at him without adequate, and quite possibly, an overwhelming response,” he stated.
Finebone maintained that the governor will complete his administration strong notwithstanding attempts by the opposition to tarnish the governor’s image and undermine his achievements.
He further said part of Wike’s resolve to finish strong was to ensure that all projects executed by his administration are completed and proper handover done to the incoming government.
“To demonstrate that Wike is committed to ending on a high, the state government will spend the next 17 days commissioning further landmark projects, which include the Dr. Peter Odili Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases Diagnostic and Treatment Centre,” he added.
