OPINION: Born to Serve: Celebrating the Peoples Governor

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By every definition,  Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is a man configured by God to serve his people  in Rivers State  and the entire humanity.  He is a man blessed by God with the rare qualities of human kindness, love for all, passion for development  and commitment  to  good governance  and the rule of  law. 
He is a politician, lawyer  and  administrator who has grown through a dint of hardwork and God’s mercies to be a blessing  to  this generation. 
From the very day that Nyesom Ezenwo Wike  joined partisan politics, his goal has always been to improve  the  living  condition of the  people.  Every political opportunity  availed  Governor Wike  has been  used positively.
This explains  his popularity  and acceptance  as the  people know  that  with Wike they are sure of delivery laced with compassion.
As local government chairman,  Wike was the very best in the  country  as he embarked on quality development  projects  that impacted positively  on the lives of his people.  Years after he left that local government area,  no other chairman has marched his record. 
As Chief of Staff, Government House,  Port Harcourt,  Wike made the people his focus. It was Wike who sustained  the administration  till he left. He served as the only human  face to that administration. When he left for higher calling, the administration  collapsed  like a pack of cards.
When Wike emerged on the national  scene,  he changed the narrative  at the Federal Ministry of Education.  He brought life into a stagnated sector,  brought new insights and transformed the  entire sector. 
As a lover of  the  less privileged,  he redefined  the  Almajiri Education Programme, leaving behind signposts of love and kindness  for the neglected  street children  of the North.  He consolidated on the Girl-Child Education  programme,  touching  the  lives of the long-suffering  female  children  in different  parts  of  the  country. 
For the  children  traders in the South-East and South south,  Governor  Wike  introduced  the special vocational  schools. Majority  of  his interventions  at this level  were aimed at those who ordinarily  could not help  themselves.  Today,  the Federal  Government  Colleges have again  become attractive  to  parents.  People  now struggle for admission  into these schools.  Before Wike got there, the schools were allowed to rot.
Now as Governor  of Rivers State,  Wike has proved the people  right. He has shown  that he is a governor  for the people of the state. Governor  Wike is now Nigeria’s outstanding  leader who is  delivering  while others are giving  excuses.  He is the governor who is showing  his colleagues  the way by prudent management  of  state resources. 
Wike has lifted Rivers  State beyond  the  imagination  of  his supporters  and even his opponents . Rather than  politicise development,  he has carried everyone  along. He has stood with the people every step of the way.
His birthday  today (December 13) shows that a people-focused leader  whose actions have reinvented Rivers State.  Today,  Rivers  people  from all ethnic,  religious,  political  and economic  divide have praised Wike’s  commitment  to  their welfare. The traditional  and  social media  space have been ‘jammed ‘ as Rivers people  and Nigerians  are working  hard to celebrate  Wike’s  birthday. 
Celebrating  Wike on his birthday  is a celebration  of  the  call to service.  It is a celebration  necessary  to  encourage  the  younger generation  to embrace service,  despite  the challenges  in our society.  It is a pointer to the fact that there are people-focused  politicians  who believe in the fundamental  goals of development  and  mass welfare. 
This is the time slated by God and approved by  the  people for Governor  Wike to do what he knows best, work for people.  His approval rating from the people  who voted him is soaring  by the day, that is what matters. Wike understands that  the voice of  the  people  is the voice of God. Little  wonder,  he is committed  to  serving the  people, while his opponents  serve godfathers. 
Celebrate Wike, celebrate service. He has created  a  New Rivers  State  he will  consolidate  on the  gains of his outstanding service  to the  people. Rivers is New.
Simeon Nwakaudu, 
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media. 

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