Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has inaugurated a section of the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo Unity road.
Governor Wike, while addressing crowd of Opobo, Nkoro, Ogoni, Andoni indigenes at Opobo New Layout, said the completion of the road and its inauguration is a dream come through for the people of the area and his administration.
Governor Wike said he feels happy to have fulfilled his 2014 campaign promise to Opobo people.
He expressed appreciation to the administration of Dr. Peter Odili for conceiving the Unity Road project.
According to Governor Wike, without the foresight of Dr. Odili, it would have been difficult for his administration to complete the Opobo axis of the Ogoni-Opobo-Andoni Unity Road.
The governor directed his Special Adviser of Special Projects to liaise with the King and leaders of Opobo on where they desire a new land to be sand-filled and reclaimed for them by the State government.
Governor Wike also urged the Survey General of the State to commence the process of land mapping and survey of the already sand-filled land in the area to enable Opobo people to begin allocation of spaces among themselves.
Speaking about the Queen’s Town erosion menace, Governor Wike reminded Opobo people of the N3. 1billion contract that was awarded when one of their sons was the Commissioner of Works to solve that problem.
The governor said, unfortunately, the company that was awarded the contract disappeared after it got N2billion mobilisation fee paid to it.
Governor Wike said it is baffling that their son could frustrate such development project attracted to the area, which would have solved the erosion menace and end the threat of Queen’s Town being washed away.
“Sometimes, you wrote to me about the erosion in Queen’s Town. I told the Amayanabo the other day that the job was awarded when your son was Commissioner for Works.
“It was awarded to the tune of N3. 1bilion. The company collected N2 billion and it ran away from site. Amayanabo of Opobo, go and ask your son, who is that company that collected the money and refused to do the Queen’s Town shore protection.”
He said every Nigerian needs to come to terms with the reality that they are better off living together in a united Nigeria than otherwise.
The governor, who reflected on the rich diversity, resources and the essence why God has put every part of the country together in a geographic space called Nigeria, said Nigerians must learn to live in unity.
