Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says he will be leaving office in May with a sense of fulfilment that he has not disappointed the people.
He implored Rivers electorate to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship, national and state legislative candidates in the general election, to consolidate on his infrastructural revolution.
The governor spoke yesterday after inspecting the ongoing dualisation of Azikiwe -Iloabuchi Road, Rumuola- Rumuokuta and Mgbuoba- NTA-Choba flyovers in Port Harcourt.
Wike said the huge number of Rivers people who thronged the streets to commend him at the various project sites, was an indication that he delivered on his mandate and had not disappointed the people.
He said: “You can see the happiness radiating on their faces. This makes us happy that the people are happy with us. That means when government or leaders have made promises, they should fulfil their promises.
“I think we can say with all good authority, we are happy and we can go home satisfied that we have not disappointed our people. That is the major thing for me, that you’re going home not disappointed that you made promises to the people and you didn’t fulfil the promises.”
Wike noted that it was unprecedented in the history of the country that a government with barely four months left to the end of its tenure, could still be kicking off new projects.
He said: “We are still launching new projects, which are key, and people are asking what kind of government are these people. For the first time in the history of Nigeria, a government is inaugurating and launching more projects when they have less than four months to leave.”
The governor, who expressed confidence that his administration would finish strong, said voting for the PDP governorship and legislative candidates would guarantee the consolidation and sustainability of the infrastructural transformation recorded in the last seven years by his administration.
“It is unprecedented, but again, Rivers people deserve the best. This is why we are saying to Rivers people with what we have done, we are preaching for consolidation”, he said.
The governor remarked that when in his second tenure, his administration started the construction of 12 flyovers; some cynics questioned where the state would get the resources to accomplish the projects.
“We are doing flyovers and at the same time carrying out other projects. Today, we have completed 10 flyovers and inaugurated them, remaining two,” he said.