Rivers State 50th Year Celebration Count Down As Gov. Wike Honoures 127 Persons To Mark Golden Jubilee Celebration.
JONATHAN, WIKE, SEKIBO, ODILI, OMEHIA, OTHERS BAG RIVERS STATE GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION.....
The city of Portharcourt was at its Peak last saturday as the government of Rivers State celebrated "Rivers State at 50". Dignitaries from all works of life flooded the state and activities including commissioning of finished projects were conducted by some selected government functionaries.
Some of the projects that were commissioned to mark the Rivers at 50 includes the Portharcourt park, Christian Immaculate centre, road constructed by state government under the Governor Wike's administration.
Former, President Goodluck Jonathan, governor Nyesom Wike , Senator George Thompson Sekigbo, Former governor Peter Odili were among about 127 persons honoured Saturday night by the Rivers state government at the ongoing golden jubilee anniversary celebration of the state.
Governor Nyesom Wike in his address said the award was in recognition of the various contributions of the awardees to the growth and development of the state. He also made a passing comment on former governor Chibuike Amaechi who declined the offer to honour by the state government.
Former Military Administrators of the old Rivers state which included Bayelsa then were also honoured. They include the first Military Administrator, Alfred Diete Spiff, Dauda Komo, Shehu Musa, Anthony Ukpor, Ernest Adeleye, Group Captain Samson Ewang rtd
Former governors who were also honoured were Chief Rufus Adams George, Sir Celestine Omehia. Wife of former President Jonathan, Mrs Patience Jonathan was also honoured.
Those also honoured were late Harold Dapper Biriye, Ken Sarowiwa, Elechi Amadi. It was a long list of awardees.
Former governor Chibuike Amaechi was absent as he had in a press statement earlier declined the honour offered him by the state government, describing it as poisoned chalice.
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The city of Portharcourt was at its Peak last saturday as the government of Rivers State celebrated "Rivers State at 50". Dignitaries from all works of life flooded the state and activities including commissioning of finished projects were conducted by some selected government functionaries.
Some of the projects that were commissioned to mark the Rivers at 50 includes the Portharcourt park, Christian Immaculate centre, road constructed by state government under the Governor Wike's administration.
Former, President Goodluck Jonathan, governor Nyesom Wike , Senator George Thompson Sekigbo, Former governor Peter Odili were among about 127 persons honoured Saturday night by the Rivers state government at the ongoing golden jubilee anniversary celebration of the state.
Governor Nyesom Wike in his address said the award was in recognition of the various contributions of the awardees to the growth and development of the state. He also made a passing comment on former governor Chibuike Amaechi who declined the offer to honour by the state government.
Former Military Administrators of the old Rivers state which included Bayelsa then were also honoured. They include the first Military Administrator, Alfred Diete Spiff, Dauda Komo, Shehu Musa, Anthony Ukpor, Ernest Adeleye, Group Captain Samson Ewang rtd
Former governors who were also honoured were Chief Rufus Adams George, Sir Celestine Omehia. Wife of former President Jonathan, Mrs Patience Jonathan was also honoured.
Those also honoured were late Harold Dapper Biriye, Ken Sarowiwa, Elechi Amadi. It was a long list of awardees.
Former governor Chibuike Amaechi was absent as he had in a press statement earlier declined the honour offered him by the state government, describing it as poisoned chalice.
Rivers State 50th Year Celebration Count Down As Gov. Wike Honoures 127 Persons To Mark Golden Jubilee Celebration.
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