It is one thing to decide to put so much money in a project and also set aside ₦400 million in an account for the upkeep of this structure. Then it is another to come back in few months and find this legacy project in shambles.
This is the concern of the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike about the difficulty of continuing his numerous milestone projects after he leaves office.
“I feel so bad that you built a structure like this, and those in charge of maintaining it make a mess of it when you come back in six months, and you wonder why I even had to build it,” he said.
“We don’t have a culture of maintenance.
“As we did when we turned over the Law School to the Council of Legal Education.
“The state government contributed N400 million, which was placed in an account for the upkeep of this structure.
“We provided revenue-generating properties to help the school become self-sufficient.
“We never wanted a situation in which they would make excuses, claiming that the Federal Government had not released subventions or that the money released was insufficient.
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“So, we say let the federal government pay your salaries, but take these incentives and make sure the place is properly maintained.
“However, I was told the other day that there was no light and no water in the school.”
“I’m baffled by our system.”
Wike assured the State Chief Judge of a ₦20 million monthly maintenance allowance for the State Magistrate Court for the coming year.
He also threatened to sue the authorities if he visited the court during the period and saw the location unkempt.
