Rivers is a Christian state - Wike insists

Rivers is a Christian state - Wike insists

- Governor Wike has insisted that Rivers state is a Christian state

- The Rivers state governor, represented by his chief of staff at an annual thanksgiving service said no amount of intimidation will make him change his stance

- Governor Wike also pledged that his government would continue to invest in the security of lives and property of the people of the state

Governor Nyesom Wike has restated his claim that Rivers state is a Christian state, saying he cannot be intimidated to change the declaration.

Legit.ng reports that Wike state this at the special annual thanksgiving service by the Apara Committee of Friends at the St Silas Anglican Church, Eneka.

The Rivers state governor was represented at the event by his chief of staff, Engr Chukwuemeka Woke.

Rivers is a Christian state - Wike insists
Governor Wike insists Rivers is a Christian state. Credit: Gov Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON
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Chukwuemeka said Wike will not change his stance that Rivers state is a Christian state, saying he has the right and the authority to make the declaration as the state governor.

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Governor Wike pledged that his government would continue to invest in the security of lives and property of the people of the state.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Governor Wike said his counterpart in Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, should resign from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for allegedly betraying and selling out the party.

The Rivers state governor speaking during an interview on Tuesday, December 24, accused Dickson of working for working against him during the 2019 election in Rivers state.

He said that the right thing for the Bayelsa state governor to do is to resign from the PDP so that PDP leaders in Bayelsa can rebuild the party.

The Rivers state governor accused Dickson of killing the Bayelsa state chapter of the PDP.

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