Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has advised former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, to accept the reality that his political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have lost the rerun elections, adding that, they should allow the state government focus on the rebuilding of the state.

Wike said that the responsibility of reviving the state after the immediate past administration failed to use the three trillion naira (N3 Trillion) that accrued to the state under its watch is enormous.

Declaring open a retreat on strengthening capacity, efficiency and service delivery for sustainable development for top government officials at Onne Multi-Purpose Centre on Thursday, he said that his administration has deployed resources and expertise to correct the failures of the Amaechi administration.

“I call on the former governor and leader of the APC in the state to accept the reality that the re-run elections has woefully been lost by his party and that Rivers people have, again, overwhelmingly re-affirmed their confidence, trust and preference for the PDP.

“Therefore, spare us the agony of unnecessary hostility and allow Rivers state to move forward in peace and security. We expect you to use your high office and connections to attract meaningful development projects to the state as I did during my time; not senseless and unpatriotic distractions.

He added that: “All of us are aware of the sorry state of things in Rivers state before May 29 2015. Between October 25 2007 and May 28 2015 over three trillion naira accrued from all revenue sources to the state. Yet, they did nothing tangible with that money to develop the state. Instead, they squandered and diverted most of this money into private pockets through bogus and ill-fated projects. ”

The governor noted that all key projects initiated by the Amaechi administration were either abandoned or not executed at all. He said: “Let’s briefly look at the records since they live in denial.

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