Governor Nyesom Wike

Gov. Nyesom WIke of Rivers has said the people of the State and indeed the entire Niger Delta will remain grateful to President Muhammadu on his historic visit for the launch of the Ogoni cleanup programme.

Speaking during a state-wide broadcast on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Wike said that the President’s Thursday visit will be historic because it was not a political mission.

According to him, the visit is a good omen for the state since it is to kick-start the cleanup of oil exploration-induced pollution on Ogoniland.

“The president is not on a political visit to the state; he is here to kick-start the largest environmental cleanup in our nation’s history; this makes it historic.

The governor used the medium to urge Rivers people to come out massively to accord the president a warm reception.

Wike announced that the government would put every measure in place to ensure that the state was safe for the presidential visit to achieve its purpose.