Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that more projects being delivered by his administration are an unbeatable strategy to secure winning votes for all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the State in the 2023 general elections.
A statement by his Special Assistant (SA) on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said the governor made the revelation at the inauguration of the Ahoada-Omoku dual carriage way yesterday, held at the Ahoada State School in Ahoada East Local Government Area.
The governor said while people are talking about vote-buying and using money to induce the electorate, his administration has remained committed to doing more work for Rivers people and making them feel happier.
“Our own campaign is to do work. When you are talking about vote-buying, this is vote-buying. We are using work to make the people support us. So, people should not bother themselves thinking people are going to carry money.
“See our own here, we are using the Ahoada-Omoku road dualisation, we are using Ahoada-Ekpena Road, we are using the University campus, we are using Ochigba/Ogbologbolo/Ozochi Road. What will they (opposition) come here and tell you again?” he said.
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Wike also said that his administration will use the instrumentality of the law to jail politicians who want to disobey Executive Orders 21 and 22.
The orders prohibit political parties, including the ruling PDP in the state, from using public school premises for their political rallies without requisite approval and payment of an N5 million non-refundable security fee.
The governor noted that some politicians are already boasting that with the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police on their side, the executive orders are inconsequential, and therefore, they will disobey them.
Wike dared such politicians to disobey the executive orders if they can and see if they will not be jailed.
“I didn’t say nobody should use primary and secondary schools for campaigns. All I have said is, if you want to use primary and secondary schools for your campaigns, you deposit money.
“So, when you’ve used the place and spoiled anything in the school, the government will use the money to repair those things you spoiled and clean up the school. And there are those who say that they will disobey and no person will do anything. If you do disobey, you know where you will be.”
The governor also explained that the executive orders seek to regulate the conduct of political activities to curb nuisance and promote public peace.
He added, “Some people put their campaign offices where people are living. Somebody is coming back to his house, he can’t enter his house. Why, because they are holding political meetings. We say this thing has to be regulated. It has to be in a non-residential area. They say they will not, I say you will. If you do it without approval, you’ll go to jail.”
