Wike To Create 10,000 New Jobs In Rivers
Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Rivers State Governor[/caption]
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has announced plans to create 10,000 jobs for unemployed youths through the expansion of agriculture projects in the state.
A statement issued by Mr Simeon Nwakaudu, his Special Assistant on Electronic Media, said Wike made the announcement in his address at a reception to mark the coronation and thanksgiving in honour of Chief Mike Elechi as Obua Weze in Elele, Ikwerre LGA.
“Aside the development of infrastructure across the state, we are working with private investors to create 10,000 jobs through key agriculture projects,” he said.
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Represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Chukwuemeka Woke, Wike said that the 10,000 jobs would be created with the expansion of Resonpalm Oil Plantation in Ubima, adding that his administration was partnering Siat Limited to plant new nurseries at the oil palm plantation in the extensive expansion scheme.
He said that his administration was also in the process of re-activating Delta Rubber Ltd. in partnership with private investors to ensure that more jobs are created for the people.
Meanwhile, based on the advice of the state Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy, Wike granted the release of three convicts on death row, and Six other convicts serving life imprisonment for various offences.
The beneficiaries, who were on death row, were identified as Goddy Faghawari, Kendu Uffort and Emmanuel Ekanem.
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Those serving life imprisonment are Chukwuemeka Emeka, Akara Etteh, Emmanuel Ihenebiri, Samuel Amadi, Sgt. James Mordi and Tochukwu Chukwu.
“The Governor of Rivers State has, upon the advice of the Rivers State Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy and pursuant to the powers conferred on him by section 212 (1) (c) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, granted a reprieve to the convicts,” the statement read.
