Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the governor of Rivers State, has been nominated for the Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Award's Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery.
The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on October 21, 2022, at the State House Conference Center, according to a letter from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation to Governor Wike, signed on behalf of Boss Mustapha by Dr. Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri, permanent secretary (General Services).
Awarded to the governor will be President Muhammadu Buhari.
Governor Wike has received high praise for his infrastructural revolution since taking office on May 29, 2015, having an impact on all areas of development.
With giant strides in road construction and rehabilitation; the construction of unprecedented 12 flyovers in the state, health care infrastructure; education, health, sports, and agriculture, among others, Wike is fondly called Mr Projects by many Nigerians. He has vowed not to rest on his oars until his last day in office.
The governor has, at several fora, vowed not to rest on his oars until his last day in office.
He said, “The only way we can show gratitude to the people for the confidence reposed in us by the people is to continue to serve them with all our heart and might. I will continue to commission projects until the last day.
“We can’t stop. We were elected to serve the people. We will continue to offer quality services to our people. Even our worst critics will agree that we have delivered excellently on our campaign promises.
“By God’s grace we will finish strong and our incoming governor, Siminalayi Fubara will continue in our legacy of quality service to our people.”