Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo
Wike (CON ) has been sworn in as the new Governor of Rivers State by the Bayelsa
State Chief Judge, Justice Kate Abiri, on Friday, May
29, at the Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt.
Executing his role as the new Rivers governor, Wike
has approved the appointment of Justice Daisy Okocha as the Chief Judge of the
state.
Meanwhile, former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi
has given his farewell message to the people of Rivers State and said his
administration has performed creditably well.
In his goodbye speech shortly after the last state
executive council meeting whom he presided over, he said his administration has
improved the lots of the state.
“God has proved his goodness and mercy by helping us
to lead the state every well even in the face of challenges like insecurity
that has threatened our future. Across the three senatorial districts, we
distributed developmental projects to meet peculiar of the people. “Amaechi
said.
He however thanked members of the state House of
Assembly for standing by him at the time of his struggle to defend the state.
See some pictures from the inauguration below:
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