Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has
threatened to shut down the Bonny-Bille-Nembe Jetty in Port
Harcourt if there are reported cases of criminality or physical
violence in the area.
The governor said the zeal to provide an enabling environment
for sea travellers and boost the marine economy of the state,
spurred his administration to remodel the once dilapidated jetty
first built in the 1950s.
He stated this at the commissioning of the remodelled
Bonny-Bille-Nembe Jetty by the Governor of Sokoto State, Rt Hon
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Saturday.
Governor Wike, said he decided to remodel the once filthy and
disused jetty because he firmly believes that the people of the
State deserve the best infrastructure required to boost economic
activities and enhance the well-being of the people.
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The governor noted that while the government will not relent in
providing the infrastructure needed to create an enabling
environment for business to thrive, it will not tolerate criminal
activities around the remodelled jetty.
“Those of you too who will use this place, don’t turn it to a
place of criminality. If you do that I will shut it down. I have no
room for criminality and I want to tell anybody who cares.”
Governor Wike stated that he will not hesitate to shut down the
jetty if any passenger travelling to and fro Bonny, Nembe or Bille
is reportedly kidnapped around the jetty.
“Don’t come here and kill people. Don’t come here and kidnap
people. Don’t come here to act like thugs and criminals.”
The governor ordered the contractor to erect a concrete wall
around the jetty in order to make it inaccessible for
non-travellers. He also directed the Commissioner for Transport to
ensure the departure and arrival hall at the jetty is furnished
within the next two weeks.
Governor Wike reiterated that the hope for a better and
prosperous Nigeria depends on the return of the Peoples Democratic
Party to power in 2023 and urged the people to continue to support
the party.
He further declared that the sterling accomplishments of his
administration have silenced the All Progressives Congress in the
State.
Governor of Sokoto State, Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal,
commended Governor for the judiciously applying the resources of
State to address pressing needs of the people.
“It is not just about earning revenues, be it revenues from FAAC
or from IGR. It is about having the grace of God in applying those
revenues to the needs of the people. That is what I see here
happening in Rivers State.”
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Governor Tambuwal said he has seen roads being constructed,
hospitals being built and several other infrastructural
developments going on across the State. To this end, he said
Governor Wike has justified the confidence repose on him by people
of Rivers State.
He described the jetty as a very critical project that will go a
long way to further make transportation easy and indeed easier for
the people of the riverine communities of the State.
According to him, the movement of goods and services will be
made easier, and businesses, communicate and safety of people will
be improved.
“You have done a lot in the area of human capital development.
You have done a lot in the infrastructural development of the state
and importantly bringing back security and safety of life in Rivers
State. That is very key and that is very fundamental.”
On his part, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Prince Uche Secondus advised the federal government to
emulate Governor Wike in the provision of basic amenities for
Nigerians.
He described as preposterous the decision of the federal
government to borrow money from bank accounts that have been
dormant in the past three years.
“It means that the country has gone to the lowest level if we
can go to borrow money from unclaimed dividends and accounts that
have not been used for three years. Maybe due to litigation, maybe
for one reason or the other, the accounts are not touched by the
families. These are monies the federal government is ready now to
borrow.
“They borrowed from China, they have borrowed from everywhere,
Brazil. Now, I don’t think they are ready to give them more money.
They have returned to poor people to borrow their money.
Now they should cease to borrow this money. The money is for the
poor masses of this country. We in PDP we are against it. Don’t
touch the monies of the people. The accounts are individual
accounts. ”
Rivers State Commissioner of Transport, Mr Osima Ginah, lauded
Governor Wike for completion of the project which further boosts
economic activities in the riverine communities of the State.
He said the arrival and departure hall at the jetty can
comfortably seat 100 passengers and has a security post and
restaurant.