As the March 11 governorship elections draw nearer, a former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has disclosed what he looks forward to seeing from the next governor of Rivers State.
The incumbent governor of the state, Nyesom Wike will be leaving office in less than three months’ time.
Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Wednesday, the former militant leader revealed he wants governor Wike’s successor to divert the wealth of Rivers State to invest in people instead of building flyovers.
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He said:
“What I want the next governor to do is to divert the wealth of Rivers people to investment. To invest in the economy of Rivers State and to create wealth.
“That should be first and foremost to create wealth and that is the direction of Tonye Cole [the All Progressives Congress, APC gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State]. I would not want a governor who will be building flyovers, and so on or who will be building skyscrapers without investing in the people and investing to make them stronger.
“To send Rivers people to be skilled people. If you come to Rivers State today, our people, when they finish their tertiary education, they are not employable because the schools did not provide a good environment for them to be employed.”
