Senator John Azuta Mbata has called on former governor of the state, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to focus on his job as the FCT Minister and allow Gov. Sim Fubara govern the state.
Mbata made this known during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Obio/Akpor Administrative building on Tuesday
He stated that Rivers people will continue to support the governor to move the state forward.
“He is a minister now and also doing well, all we pray is for him to continue doing well and to face his job in Abuja and allow the Governor of Rivers state, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara to do his own work, we continue to say that we support the government of Sir Siminalayi Fubara and we will be unwavering in that pursuit because we know that life is turn by turn, this is the time and opportunity for Sir Siminalayi Fubara to show his capacity to move Rivers state forward,” he said.
Speaking further, Senator John Azuta Mbata disclosed how they istalled Nyesom Ezenwo Wike as the chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government in 1998 against all odds.
“We have been here for a long long time, in 1998, we installed the government of Obio/Akpor local government in the person of Chief Barr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike who is now our illustration son in Abuja,” he added.
He commended the Chairman of Obio/Akpor local government, Ambassador Chijioke Ihunwo for his vision, attitude and capacity in the governance of the second largest local government council in Nigeria.
” I want to salute the vision and the action of the chairman, Ambassador Chijioke Ihunwo, I have also said that any of our leaders who want to do anything should do it, everything you do is an addition because if you don’t do it, that same money may be used for other things which may not be useful.”
