The Rivers State government has challenged it’s citizens to work together to overcome the challenges experienced last year in the State.
Describing the challenges as “road blocks to our progress”, the government said that all must come together and build a State that holds concrete promise of hope for the present and future generations.
A statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Pastor Paulinus Nsirim called on Rivers people to join hands with Governor Nyesom Wike to develop the State in 2021.
Building on the Governor’s new year message to the people where he said,” let us eschew the recriminations, turn a new page on the hatred that has kept us divided, forgive one another and together, work towards making our dear State the best place on earth to live, do business and bring up our children”, Nsirim said the statesmanship exhibited by Governor Wike in the new year address was a commendable gesture.
He restated the Governor’s challenge to all well-meaning citizens to work together to overcome the road blocks to progress and build a State that holds concrete promise of hope for the present and future generations.
The Commissioner noted that Governor Wike, has called for a new chapter of cooperation, togetherness and solidarity that would unleash the people’s potentials on the development of the State.
According to him, the Governor’s ultimate goal is to better the lots of Rivers people in all sectors of the economy.
“There’s no goal we cannot achieve if we remain united, “ he added.
Nsirim stated that Governor Wike is determined to implement the NEW Vision development blueprint in all the 23 Local Government Areas of the State.
He called on traditional rulers, elder statesmen, religious leaders, party chieftains and opinion leaders to break the barriers of partisanship to build the desired future for the State.
Emmanuel Ukoh
