PRESS STATEMENT
Gentlemen of the press,
It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this media chat. Our concern at this time in the history of this state is to ensure that, bad leaders are not given the opportunity to rule us any longer. Because, over the years Nigerians gave politicians the opportunity to exploit and destroy us and they had their field day, but today, we are awake to our rights and they will no more enjoy our commonwealths without giving the state equitable development.
Just yesterday, we were inundated with the declaration of the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, that his administration would review the constitution of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission and then create 10,000 employments in the state’s civil service. The governor also ordered for the immediate promotion of Civil Servants in the state.
– The first question that comes to mind is, why now.
– Why is the governor offering the state he claims he loves A Greek Gift?
– It is today that the governor realised that the State Civil Servants have worked under his administration for eight good years without promotion?
– Why are all these coming in the face of the governorship election?
Can we say the governor is prompt and proactive to the challenges of the people of the state? No. This has only exposed the fact that Governor Wike only engages in acts policy that would make him score cheap political point. But not at this time. Not in 2023, when the conscious and drive for a better Rivers State has taken over the citizens.
For a governor, who abandoned the workers in the state, abandoned even the State Secretariat since 2015 to come out because he wants his ‘Boy’ to represent him in his third term bid, to announce job creation and promotion of workers is the highest display of indicency. It is ridiculous and inciting for him to tell the state that he wants to engage works and promotion workers at the eve of his administration. Wike only wants to build an upstairs in his old age that he will not climb.
Now, those are supposed to have been promoted two or three times since 2015 when he assumed office, why is their fate. Will the governor ensure three times promotion for all of them? Will the process be holistic? These are facts that we need to think about.
This is a government that failed to given attention to welfare of the people of the state and human capital project, but only lavished the state’s resources concentrating flyovers in Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt City Local Government Areas.
We condemn this failed attempt by Chief Nyesom Wike to cow Rivers people into voting for his candidate in the forthcoming election, through promise of promotion and employment. For how long should we be deceived. This is not the first time he is announcing employment in this state without fulfilling any.
I urge the youths and job seekers in the state not to fall for the April-Fool job advert by the governor. This is purely a cheap political gimmick. We had earlier said that Governor would three months to the end of his administration lift embargo on promotion of Civil Servants and Jobs in the state. Just like we preempted, the governor could not write his movie beyond his usual plot and our established speculation.
Like I said, this is just a political gimmick to get attention ahead of the elections, but he has been rejected by people of the state. He knows very well that he is not accepted by Rivers people, he is trying every thing possible to get the people on his side.
We advise Rivers people to distance themselves from this prank. He is a known prank star. We advise that they should reject the job offer, as well as the acclaimed promotion. Because it is just a trap to get us k to the cage of four or eight years of suffering and enduring.
Signed
Savour Oscar Imeabe
National President South South Youth Initiative
