By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Sultan of Sokoto , Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar on Wednesday laid the foundation for the construction of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers Complex.
Sa’ad while performing the exercise in Port Harcourt, prayed God to grant Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike the strength to continue to deliver development projects to the people of the state.
The Sultan, who described the ground breaking event as historic, said the edifice will help the traditional rulers carry out their duties to the Rivers people.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike in his address, said the State Government resolved to construct a befitting secretariat for the traditional rulers when it discovered that the existing facility had degenerated to an embarrassing condition.
He directed the Special Adviser on Special Projects to ensure the completion of the project, within six months.
Wike who said the contractor has been fully mobilized, tasked the contractor to ensure the completion of the project in record time. He however added that his administration will not tolerate excuses.
According to the governor, “We will give the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers a respectable and ultra-modern complex that all Rivers people will be proud of “.
In his own remarks, Chairman of the Rivers Council of Traditional Rulers and Amanyanabo of Opobo Kingdom, King Dandeson Douglas Jaja lauded Governor Wike for the decision to construct the edifice for the Rivers Traditional Rulers.
Special Adviser on Special Projects to the Rivers State Governor, Mr Dum Wite assured the governor that the project will be completed on schedule and in line with approved specifications.
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar commended Governor Wike for his commitment to the completion of the ultra-modern traditional rulers’ complex within six months.
The ground breaking event was witnessed by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Amanyanabo of Nembe, King Edmund Dakouru, Rivers State Traditional Rulers and their counterparts from across the country.
