Politics
Rivers State will never be part of those who want to secede- Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that the state would never be part of those who want to secede from the country, while also expressing his gratitude to God that the country was still one despite the intense agitations and challenges it faced.
Wike revealed this while speaking during the 57th Independence Church Service at Saint Mark’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt on Sunday.
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The governor also stated that the agitations in the country were the result of bad governance, noting that unless Nigerians experienced good governance at the federal level, agitations would continue across the country.
He said, “As long as we continue to have bad governance, people will continue to agitate across the country. We give God the glory that we are still one, despite the agitations and challenges.
“We are not part of those who want to secede. Rivers State will never be part of that”.
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JOHNSON PETER
September 25, 2017 at 5:56 am
Nyesom wike, the controversial man, yet he knows what is good for the nation, ipob agitators should wear their thinking cap on their heads and forget Biafra
Balarabe musa
September 25, 2017 at 6:46 am
No Ibo governors will ever support secession and makes it illegitimate for their selfish idiots to be stirring up secession
Joy Madu
September 25, 2017 at 9:52 am
That will not happen because biafra has come to stay or keep shot because you like being a slave and not a free man born
yanju omotodun
September 25, 2017 at 10:34 am
Olodo rabata oju eja lo mo je
Keep shut joy too
yanju omotodun
September 25, 2017 at 10:51 am
Rivers state, cross River state won’t join biafra come what may
Abeni Adebisi
September 25, 2017 at 12:20 pm
They cannot be trusted, if they have a good deal with IPOB, they may shift ground and secede even before secession comes sef
Abeni Adebisi
September 25, 2017 at 12:20 pm
Wike is not an honest man, he speaks according to where he finds himself, having in mind what people want to hear. Speaking at Church Service, he told the congregation Rivers will not secede because he knows if he makes any contrary comment, he’d be sent out
Animashaun Ayodeji
September 25, 2017 at 12:24 pm
This is some relief actually, Wike’s decision is a bold one knowing that the country lacks good governance. I hope the APC-led government will adjust and make things right
Anita Kingsley
September 25, 2017 at 12:28 pm
No one will force Rivers state to join before they do willingly. Biafra is going to be more composed, bigger and better than Nigeria, I’m sure when the time comes, Wike will have a rethink