Peterside And Wike Accuse Each Other Of Dishonesty

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Rivers state government under Governor Nyesom Wike as being dishonest by telling the people that he met an empty treasury.

Punch reports that the APC candidate rejected the claim made by the governor that he was using Julius Berger Company to fill the potholes in the state while he was actually using local contractors who were being paid meagre amounts.

Pterside and Wike

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Peterside accused the new government of being lackadaisical attitude as no policy statement has been made six weeks into the government.

“Too much dishonesty on the path of the government to hoodwink Rivers people, for instance, allegations of empty coffers are spurious tale as even Mr. Wike by his own admission has been announcing various funds that he located in different government accounts.

“His false claim of using Julius Berger for the refilling of pot holes when what he has been using are local contractors who they are paying peanuts. His use of the Berger name was simply a red herring to enable him to loot public funds.

“Six weeks after assuming office, the government has not made one single policy statement, rather it appointed the Nimi Walson Jack committee to design a blueprint for the running of government after it had taken off. A move that suggests we have the case of a rudderless state manned by persons whose only bond to the state is to siphon our resources.”

In his reaction, the special adviser to the governor on media and publicity, Sir Opunabo Inko-Tariah, said the accusations made by Peterside were wrong as the new administration was continuing the projects abandoned by the government of Rottimi Amaechi.

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“I am a little bit startled that Dakuku Peterside could make such a sweeping statement against the current administration. Look at the roads, the governor is working on them. Most of these projects were abandoned by the Amaechi administration, Governor Wike decided to work on them. Then who is hoodwinking the people?”

Meanwhile, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, decided to immortalized deceased Nigerian writer, environmental activist, Kenule “Ken” Beeson Saro Wiwa by changing the name of the state polytechnic at Bori to Kenule Beeson Saro-wiwa Polytechnic

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