Wike continues with Amaechi’s unfinished projects

His strong political differences with his immediate predecessor, Chibuike Amaechi, notwithstanding, Governor Nyesom Wike has continued to exhibit some political maturity by taking on completing all of the former governor’s unfinished projects.

From roads, bridges, schools, the incumbent governor has ironically not exhibited any bias on the projects. But while these play out daily in the oil state, his camp and Amaechi’s have not ceased to pour invectives on each other, which has been hurting the state in no small measure.

This time, he is taking on to complete the multi-million naira Port Harcourt World Book Capital Library projects, which he said was “abandoned by the past administration.”

Governor Wike in a speaking in Port Harcourt Monday through his deputy, Ipalibo Harry Banigo, said the decision to finish up the two library projects was in keeping with his administration’s “policy trust to complete all uncompleted projects initiated by the past administration which have direct bearing on the people of the State.”

The Deputy Governor Banigo spoke while she was on inspection tour of the library project sites at Mgbuoba and Diobu in Port Harcourt.

She said the visit was to ascertain the level of work done on the projects, which when completed would reduce the pressure on the public library at Bernard Carr Street, Port Harcourt.

“As a responsible and responsive Government, we know that library project will be of great use to our young people, everyone will benefit from it,” Banigo stated.

According to her, her boss, Governor Wike is a caring Governor who understands the importance of library towards the development of education.

She explained that the Government has taken census of all abandoned projects of the past administration that would be completed by the present Government, particularly those that have direct impact on the lives of Rivers people.

Conducting the Deputy Governor round the project site at Diobu, a Community Leader, Prince Amatari regretted that the World Book Capital project was abandoned by the past administration; and called on the Governor Wike-led government to complete the projects, to enhance the development of reading culture among youths.

At the project site along NTA -Mgbuoba Road, the contractor, Ogwunte Peter promised to deliver the project soon if funds were made available to him.

The Port Harcourt World Book Capital Library project was the outcome of Port Harcourt’s 2014/ 2015 reign as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s World Book Capital, the second African city and first sub-Saharan city to be so honoured.

The city (Port Harcourt) just handed over the reign on 22 April to Incheon, a city in South Korea, which is the 2015 UNESCO World Book Capital.

Culled from www.businessdayonline.com