Wike gave the assurance during the unveiling of the Rainbow Coalition candidates in Port Harcourt, where he declared his support for President Bola Tinubu and said Rivers State was firmly behind the president.
“I’m sure that you have made a statement today for those who might not know, they should know today that Rivers State is entirely for President Bola Tinubu,” he said.
The minister said the state was moving towards a period of unity and political stability, adding that residents should expect an end to killings and internal conflicts.
“Speakers have said here that Rivers State is united, that in this dispensation we will not have Rivers of blood again, we won’t have killings and crisis amongst us, rather what we will have is a united one Rivers State and one government,” Wike stated.
He also emphasised the need for collective leadership, rejecting the idea that political victors should monopolise power at the expense of other stakeholders.
According to him, the Rainbow Coalition would pursue an inclusive approach to governance in Rivers State, with the aim of sustaining the achievements of the current state administration.
“It’s no longer like the candidate of APC has said that winners take it all, it’s going to be everybody’s collective leadership that as far as Rivers State is concerned, in order to continue where the governor of Rivers State has stopped,” he said.
