Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared total faith in the willingness of the electorate in the state to vote candidates, including the preferred presidential candidate, as agreed in the 25, 2023 general election.
Speaking on Tuesday at Ogbo/ Ukordu Junction in Ahoada East Local Government Area, venue of the flag-off of phase two of Ahoada-Omoku Road, Wike said voters in Ahoada communities had already been instructed on what to do on Saturday.
The road project will connect communities in Ahoada East local government area to those in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area (ONELGA) of the state.
The governor urged the people to go and ensure that their permanent voters cards were handy, which they should use to “pepper” their political opponents.
“I am sure you must have brought out your PVC and kept it very well so that nobody will say my PVC is missing. Go now and put it under your pillow. By 6:30 in the morning on Saturday make sure you’re in your various polling units and use your PVC and pepper them. Help us and use your PVC to pepper those wicked people.”
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Governor Wike explained that it will cost the state government N70 billion to complete the phase two of Ahoada-Omoku Road and the Emohua Road to Abalama/Tema Junction projects.
He stated that money would not be a problem because the payment plan was structured to be an irrevocable monthly deductions of N4 billion from the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, so that in 18 months, the projects would be delivered.
The Rivers State governor said he believed that Rivers people deserved the best, which was why his administration had not looked back on committing resources, while engaging the best construction firms to deliver those critical road projects.
Governor Wike recalled that when the phase one of the Ahoada -Omoku Road was inaugurated, he promised to return and flag off the phase two of the road that has now been awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria PLC to handle.
According to him, it was a promise fulfilled.
