Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has berated the former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, for a comment on Rivers economy from an alleged point of ignorance.

Reacting to Peterside’s query on the state’s economy, the governor wondered why he (Peterside), with his educational attainment, would say the economy of Lagos and Akwa Ibom states are better than Rivers’ based on the fact that Lagos and Akwa Ibom have higher budget figures.

Wike, in a statement signed by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, said: “If a man, who is that ignorant, refused to be silent but comes to public discourse platform to display such loose grasp of the subject matter, it will cause people to question his academic status.”

Wike argued that such comments from Peterside puts a question mark on his doctoral degree, wondering how he could say that the performance of the economy is dependent on budgetary estimates.

He said, “When they asked him about the budget of Rivers State, he said the mere fact that Lagos State budget is very high, the mere fact that Akwa Ibom budget is very high and Rivers State budget is low, that means the economy is not doing well.

“A Ph.D. holder saying that the performance of an economy is based on the size of a budget. Which means that Cross River that had a budget of N1.3 trillion economy has performed more than every other state economy.”

The governor queried Perterside’s understanding of governance, recalling that he served in the last administration when all courts in Rivers State were shut for two years.

“They asked him about governance, he said there is no governance in Rivers State. I agree with him. There was governance when the courts were shut down during his administration? You are aware that the courts were shut down for almost two years. There was governance at that time.”

The governor argued that with the level of infrastructure and other policies of government towards Ahoada communities, nobody would say his administration has failed the Ekpeye people.

Inaugurating the 10km internal roads, Tambuwal praised Wike for changing the face of Rivers for good.

Special Adviser to Wike on Special Projects, Dax Kelly Alabo, said the 10 km network of internal roads has 20km of drains on both sides.

He said the roads were built to last 40 years and would impact positively on the socioeconomic dynamics of the community.

https://www.newslead.ng/2021/12/17/wike-attacks-peterside-over-state-economy-as-tambuwal-inaugurates-10km-road/

Why are Rivers people always fighting each other.

So the comical governor of Cross River has a 1.6trillion budget?

What a daft proffesor of super Getty high way

Tambuwal came all the way from Sokoto to commission a 10km road

If nah APC governors now, the cannibals from AfghanEASTern no go let person rest.

If truly Peterside said what the Governor is accusing him of saying, then he does not deserve to be the governor of rivers

Make mbamini people dey dia..ikwerre agenda is real.

Let's hear what peterside said first and not all this wike boys wey dey twist poles comments out of context.btruth be said no governance in rivers state so we need to find out what he said exactly. See substandard roads begger dey build for rivers with funny looking slabs that are looking very ugly on the drains. Flood nko, what about thuggery and other govt sponsored vices. Make wike go seat down abeg. Imagine building a bridge across ikwere road from ikoku spare part market for olu Obasanjo to know where in particular. The things wike does and get away baffles me. Make we nor go into wike matter abeg.
All I know is if dakuku said anything he must have been misquoted to score cheap political point. Wike is not fit to lead aswearugad. Governance is beyond bullying.

DubaiLandLord2:
Tambuwal came all the way from Sokoto to commission a 10km road

If nah APC governors now, the cannibals from AfghanEASTern no go let person rest.

If truly Peterside said what the Governor is accusing him of saying, then he does not deserve to be the governor of rivers

You are right, my afonja friend. Here is one skull for you.