Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, says the simplest way to make money from the Rivers State Authorities is by publicly abusing him.
Wike made the comment on Saturday throughout a briefing with stakeholders from Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs.
The briefing befell shortly after the annual thanksgiving ceremony of the Chairman of the South-South Growth Discussion board and former Deputy Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche.
The occasion was held at Nwuche’s hometown, Ochigba group in Ahoada East LGA.
The minister mentioned Rivers State has lengthy been thought to be a money cow in Nigerian politics.
“How one can make money from Rivers State is that you simply go and say, ‘sufficient is sufficient for Wike’ ‘We’ll cope with Wike,’ and so they drop.
“When you don’t say you’ll cope with Wike, you received’t get.
“So, if you’d like to get one thing now, I hear now we have about N600 billion. So the best factor you’ll do, don’t fear, Wike’s personal is an excessive amount of. We’ll cope with him. Sufficient is sufficient. The second you pronounce that phrase. One thing will come down.”
The thanksgiving ceremony and briefing was attended by a number of political heavyweights, together with Senator Magnus Abe, Senator Philip Aduda, Senator Wilson Ake and Senator Olaka Wogu.
The assembly was additionally attended by members of the Peoples Democratic Social gathering, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress APC, in Ahoada East and Ahoada West LGAs.
