#FREERIVERS: GOVERNOR WIKE'S 25BILLION NAIRA NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SCAM: ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BAMBOOZLE RIVERS YOUTHS ~The Impetus Group


We received with utter dismay and disgust the shocking revelation by the Rivers state Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike, the plans by his administration to set aside a whooping N25billion to fund local vigilantes across the state in his characteristic blind and tactless approach to tackle insecurity in the state.

This latest endeavor of Emperor Wike is not only saddening but expresses the very height of the directionlessness of his administration and monumental waste of Rivers funds due to absence of strategic plans and vivid roadmap to develop the state.

We therefore want to remind him that his failure to attract investors to the state and his outright refusal to invest on human capital projects as against spending on frivolities is in part responsible for the unfortunate security challenges in the state.
While a less endowed state like Abia which clearly values the talents and potentials of its youths can generate funds to empower and even sponsor youths abroad to enhance their skills, Mr. Project seems fixated that Rivers youths are only good to serve as social media praise singers for him.

This latest disclosure is clearly another attempt to further despise the widely acknowledged and celebrated potentials of Rivers youths and insult their sensibilities by indirectly offering them Night Watchmen jobs instead of creating the enabling environment for them to blossom.
Worse still, the timing of this project just months before the 2019 general elections is inherently suspicious making one wonder if in fact the governor does on reality intend to raise a loyal and secret white collar Army across the state to wreck violence and scare electorates during the elections.

Thus, if His Excellency is really serious about tackling insecurity to douse our curiosity and that of the frightened public, he must stop battling security operatives and use some of the resources to empower and motivate them to perform better.
And for all intents and purposes, he must also invest on manufacturing industries and set aside accessible capital to support SMEs as way of gainfully engaging law abiding and peace loving Rivers youths. Then and only then would he be seen to be sincere about fighting insecurity.

Obinna Ebogidi
Director Media and Publicity, Impetus Group.
18th Jan. 2018

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