The State Honours and Awards ceremony was held in the Banquet Hall at Government House in Port Harcourt, the State capital, on Saturday night. Wike gave a speech at the event.
He said to the attorneys, "Lawyer, you must make money but here, don't bother yourself; nobody would win here," throughout the proceedings. This was a plea to the competing parties to forego spending time and resources on statewide campaigns.
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, as well as the governors of the states of Ebonyi and Kogi were among those who received awards. Each of these men received this word directly from the governor.
"When the governor of Kogi and Abubakar Malami came to see me, I advised them, 'Don't put money here. It is a no-go area; it won't work," Wike bragged.
The Rivers State governor asserts that a replacement has already been identified. He claimed that in view of his tenure's fruitful accomplishments, this decision was made.
"In my state, we already know who will succeed me. If you are spending money on somebody, I want to urge you to stop. We have a successor right here. Not by my power, but rather by what we have accomplished in this situation. I don't intend to impose a successor, though. It's not accurate. Bring a replacement and explain why you plan to do so, Wike advised.