How Buhari helped my administration – Wike

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike, has declared that one of the reasons his administration has been able to embark on several projects is because President Muhammadu Buhari approved the payment and release of unpaid 13 per cent derivation deductions since 1999 to all states in Niger Delta.

Wike made the declaration on Friday during the inauguration of the Dr. Nabo Graham Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School, Port Harcourt.

Buhari who performed the inauguration was represented by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

Wike said that sequel to his request for approval to build a law campus in Port Harcourt and subsequent approval given, he was most delighted to have delivered the facility, completed within 10 months.

He stated that the contract for the project was awarded to indigenous contractors, who handled each of the structures under strict supervision, costing the State government about N17 billion.

The governor insisted that the financial support given by the Rivers State government to the Nigerian Law School should be expended on the Dr. Nabo Graham Douglas Campus and no where else.

The governor said it would be unfair for the Rivers State government to have spent so much on providing the campus and not have an admission quota exclusive to the State.