Governance Has No Impact Without Security – Wike

By ANAYO ONUKWUGHA

Rivers State Governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike has said governance lacks any meaning and impact in the absence of security.

Wike, stated this yesterday the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt.

The governor said, “Our government will always partner with security agencies in the state. We have always worked together, I mean, the Navy, Airforce, Army and Police. We have collaborated robustly to tackle the security challenges in Rivers State.”

Wike, who commended the Navy for managing to contain all maritime security challenges in Rivers State despite its limited logistic resources, pledged a gift of new shipping vessels to Navy, stressing that, the assistance to be given to the Nigerian Navy is not negotiable.

He recalled that the immediate past administration usually recorded four or five cases of kidnapping per day, but since his administration assumed office in May, kidnapping cases have become very few.

The governor observed that major military formations; Army, Navy and Airforce were located in Obio/Akpor local government area, where he served as local government chairman for six years, thereby underscoring the importance of the said local government area.

Earlier in his remarks, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas; thanked the governor for his past support of the Nigerian Navy.

Ibas noted that Rivers State had the second highest number of naval units in Nigeria, and this made it imperative to seek the support of the Wike-led administration.

He said, “We have the manpower, but lack the necessary equipment such as shipping vessels and other logistic support to do our job more effectively.”

Culled from www.leadership.ng