Economy’ll remain stunted with insecurity, says Wike

RIVERS State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) presidential aspirant, Nyesom Wike, has said the country’s economy will remain stunted until prevailing insecurity challenge is addressed.

Wike expressed this view in a statement, yesterday, by his Special Media Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri.

According to the stat ement He said: “If you say you want issued after a meeting with a person because he is from PDP dele gates in Nasarawa, the north, the President today Wike argued that one of the is from the north. There is most pressin g challenges fachunger in the north, there is ing Nigeria today is insecuriinsecurity in the north. There ty. is insecurity in the south, According to him, the counthere is poverty in the south. tr y’s economy will remain There is insecurity in the west. stunted because insecurity So, all over Nigeria, nobody is affects economic growth by safe. You’re not safe, I am not hampering investments and safe. government’s revenue. “It is not a question of where you come from, it is an issue of who can do this work, who can protect Nigerians. I am the one who can do it.”

Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Walid Jubrin, commended Wike for his steadfastness and unwavering commitment to the party.

Similarly, former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, lauded Wike for his sterling performance in Rivers State.