Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that Nigerians
should work towards electing a President with administrative and economic
experience to move the country forward.
He said that the APC Federal Government has destroyed the foundations of
governance and stagnated development across the country
He spoke on Monday at the Government House, Port Harcourt when the
National President and Executives of the Nigerian Medical Association
visited him.
He said: “We need a man with experience and economic understanding to
drive the country forward.
“We must save Nigeria. We have suffered. We must make a statement that
we cannot continue like this.
“We must do the right thing and that is the only way this country can
move forward. We should no longer have a President controlled by the
cabal”.
The governor said that there should be no difficulty in sacking the failed
Buhari administration, since the incoming President, Atiku Abubakar is
also from the north.
“Luckily, the next President is coming from the North. The excuse of
north and south is no longer tenable. Nobody should deceive us”, he said.
He berated the APC Federal Government for politicizing the fight against
corruption by using Anti-Corruption agencies to fight the opposition.
“Nigeria is stagnated. It doesn’t matter where you come from. As a medical
doctor, ask yourself, in the last three years, has the country made any
progress?
“This country has never been this divided. You must be healthy in a
healthy country. You cannot be well in an unwell country”, he said.
While thanking the doctors for visiting Rivers State, he said that his
administration will continue to invest in the development of the health
sector.
He directed the State Head of Service to immediately reinstate Dr Sofiri
Peterside in the Rivers State Civil Service.
Earlier, First Vice President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Tijo
Kenneth Mingeh praised Governor Wike for his investments in the health
sector.
Dr Mingeh said that the doctors are in the state for the Physicians Week
2018 with the theme: “Universal Health Coverage: Leaving No One Behind ”
The NMA Leader said that the theme is motivated by the need to improve
health for all people and stamp out quackery.