APC FG Has Taken Nigeria 20 Years Back – Wike

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has urged Nigerians to be more careful in their choice of who they entrust with the responsibility of governing Nigeria, particularly members of the All Progressives Congress, APC noting that the party has taken Nigeria 20 years back.

This is because, according to him, the APC led Federal Government has set Nigeria 20 years backwards in just six and half years of its misrule.

Governor Wike made the assertion at the inauguration of the Rivers State Government Safe Home that was performed by the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel on Wednesday in Borikiri, Port Harcourt.

The governor pointed out that it is only States controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that are preoccupied with the provision of dividends of democracy.

“The other people (APC) are only fighting themselves about direct primaries and indirect primaries. We (PDP) are busy about delivering dividends of democracy. You can see, the difference is clear.

“Your Excellency, I’m happy that you’re the one who have come, because you’ve invited me severally to Akwa Ibom State to commission projects. I’m happy and I want to say  to everybody that PDP governors are doing very, very well. 

“So, we must be careful of dealing with those who are not serious. A party that is not serious,  that has set our country 20 years back.  We must be very very careful.”

Governor Wike explained that it is wrong for most governments to forget to include the well-being of the most vulnerable in the society in their programmes.

The governor said such reluctance stems from the fact that they do consider it in their place to provide services and programmes for the protection of the less privileged.

 Governor Wike stated that the services at the Safe Home should also be available to males victims of violence and not women alone.

“So, Let us not think that it is only for women. It is also for young boys who are also assaulted so that they can also have some psychological debriefing.”

Performing the inauguration, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel noted that Governor Wike has blended ideas, creativity with available financial resources to achieve his landmark infrastructural development, while also catering to the needs of the vulnerable in the State.

He agreed with Governor Wike that governments get busy with infrastructural development, capital projects, thinking about the economic prosperity of their various states, and often forget the downtrodden and those who need help much more.

“Port Harcourt is one place that  if I miss coming in six months,  by the time I come back,  I would have seen a lot of changes.

“When you want to know a State that is forward moving, forward looking, that has a lot to deliver, that has a governor that’s forward thinking, such a State,  whenever you go there you don’t lack seeing  construction sites.

“There is no single time you come to Rivers that you won’t see a construction site where people are working. And then, people will be talking of unemployment. Find out on one site and see how many youths are employed. How many people they are catering for.

Providing the description of the project, the Commissioner for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation, Mrs. Inemi Aguma said there is no facility like the centre in Nigeria.

Mrs. Aguma pointed out that the centre is a one-stop facility that provides victims of domestic violence with access to justice, shelter, medical reference and prepares them for reintegration into the society.

Mrs. Aguma also said the facility is a two storey administrative building, 2-Storey Safe Home building, an ensuite safe home block and service building with  2 courtrooms, offices for Judge’s legal Assistant and Secretary,  creche, family friendly witness and waiting room.

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