Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that the Federal Government has not briefed him on the much-touted visit of President Muhammadu Buhari’s proposed visit to the state or why he is coming to the state.
He, however, offered that the President’s visit might be aimed at reviving the dwindling fortunes of the All Progressive Congress (APC) which the governor described as dead in the stateThe Governor made the assertion Thursday while Flagging off the reconstruction of Egbelu Street and construction of link roads in East-West in Rumuodara, Obio Akpor Local Government Area.He said: “I hear they say that the President is coming to our state. I have not been told the President is coming and why he is coming. He has the right to come to any state.
“Maybe the President is coming to make sure that he will improve the fortunes of the APC that is dead in Rivers State.“Apart from Jesus Christ, we don’t know of anyone who has risen a dead thing. APC is a dead party in Rivers State. No matter how you fast and pray, it will never wake up”, Wike declared.
Rivers State is listed among the states President Buhari would be visiting over the recent unwarranted killing of innocent people with Benue, Taraba and Plateau state also on the list.
But governor charged Rivers people not to be bothered about the politics or otherwise of the visit, because the state is very peaceful.He said; “Let nobody bother him or herself that the President is coming for security reasons. We don’t have security challenges in the state.
