Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Thursday, defied the odds by giving out his suit and hat to two residents of Emohua community in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
Truetells Nigeria reports that the governor, to the surprise of many residents, gave out the clothing items during the inauguration of the Rumuodogbo link roads in Ehomua community.
Before he gave his remarks at the event, Governor Wike complained of the heat and removed his suit, with the help of his orderly.
In a video seen by our correspondent, Wike then proceeded to give the suit to a young man who had asked him for the suit. The resident was seen expressing his happiness and later wearing the suit.
Seconds later, the governor removed his hat and also gave it to a woman, who was seeing dancing and wearing the hat.
Watch the video below.
I Didn’t Abuse You Now’ – Wike Tackles Diri Over Comments On Derivation Fund Payment
Meanwhile, Governor Wike has slammed his Bayelsa State counterpart, Douye Diri, over his comments on the payment of 13 percent derivation fund arrears to core oil-producing states.
Truetells Nigeria recalls that Wike had asked the Niger Delta governors to appreciate President Muhammadu Buhari for releasing 13 percent derivation arrears to the states recently.
Reacting, governor Diri said that the cost of construction in difficult terrain like Bayelsa state was three times or more times the cost elsewhere.
The Bayelsa governor remarked that the cost of constructing a three-kilometer road in his state was enough to deliver 15 flyovers in other Niger Delta states.
Diri, however, asked Wike to speak for his state and not generalize his statement on the release of the derivation fund arrears.
Responding to Diri’s statement, Wike berated his colleague for trying to justify how he utilized his state’s share of the money on projects, saying that his comments were unnecessary.
The Rivers governor said he only advised his colleagues to commend President Buhari for releasing the funds and should not be attacked for giving advice.
