The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has commended members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for standing and defending what is right in the state and also supporting him and President Bola Tinubu.
The Minister gave the commendation on Saturday, when he visited the lawmakers at the House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt, the State Capital.
Wike said the House of Assembly members have shown trust and capacity to lead and stand by the right principles.
He urged them to continue to stand for what is right, saying that they have shown and stood out in the country as the beacon of democracy.
He faulted the moves that led to the withholding of their entitlements by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, before the declaration of the State of Emergency.
The minister said; “it is important to come to members of the State House of Assembly to say thank you for what you have done for us and the people of Rivers State. I say thank you for the car gift too.
“So today you stood out in this country as the beacon of democracy. How would elected persons be denied their entitlements simply because they disagreed with you. Your families stood firm with you.
“It will be unfair on our part to get to 2026 because in 2025 all those who stood with you, all those who worked with you, you did not tell them thank you and you need to tell them thank you. When I came in here, I was emotionally touched. Anybody who entered this complex, I thought by now this complex would have been overgrown with weeds.
“I don’t know any state that will say their state assembly quarters are as neat as this. What does it show, leadership. Ones you have the right leadership things will move well,” wike added.