The Rivers state government has been faulted over its claim that it has created thousands of jobs since Governor Nyesom Wike assumed office in 2015.
Former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Leyii Kwanee, who disagreed with the claim, insisted that there has been massive loss of jobs since Governor Wike took over office.
Kwanee, while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt, stated that the poverty line has increased under the current administration, adding that many Rivers people now live below half a dollar per day because of bad governance.
He added that the Ogoni Unity Initiative, OUI has decided to join forces with the Unity House, ethnic interests and advocacy groups in the state to remove Governor Wike from office in 2019.
Leyii Kwanee also disclosed that the just-concluded National Convention of the APC has laid all differences within the party to rest, adding that aggrieved party members will be reconciled before the general elections.
He said, “Politics is all about interaction. You all recall that sometime ago we interacted with our brothers of the Ikwerre Youth Movement, IYM and this time we are doing same with the Unity House which is an advocacy group of the All Progressives Congress.
“As the progenitor of the Ogoni Unity Initiative we believe that we should align ourselves with the Unity House because we have seen that they have visions and aspirations on all fronts to better the lives of our people and to return good governance to Rivers state come 2019.
“For us in OUI the major responsibility of government is to protect lives and property which Wike’s government have failed to provide.
“In the last three years we have observed that a lot of companies, business men and investors have left this state in droves. More Rivers people are more unemployed now than ever, more Rivers men and women are living in abject poverty. What manner of government is this?
“We in the APC are united under the leadership the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and I can assure you that Wike will not be Governor of Rivers state in 2019.”
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