The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has
berated the All Progressives Congress-led federal
government for allegedly failing in all three
promises made to Nigerians including fighting
insurgency, corruption and fixing the economy.
The Governor expressed his disappointment on
Friday at the presentation of the 2022 appropriation
bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Governor Wike said the country has never had it
worse than it is today since the Nigerian civil war in
1967.
He said, “under their watch, we have witnessed two
economic recessions in quick successions with
devastating economic consequences on the states
and living standards of the people especially
ordinary Nigerians and the teeming unemployed
population”.
Acknowledging that the effect of the COVID-19
pandemic contributed to the economic challenges
in the country, Wike noted that “our situation was
made worse by the failure of the federal
government to deal with security challenges that
have now escalated multi-dimensionally to virtually
all regions of the country “.
“They promised to tackle the insurgency, pervasive
corruption and fix the economy, they have failed
woefully in all three promises to the indignation of
Nigerians”.
“I’m sure this mistake will not be repeated by
Nigerians in 2023”.
