Bola Tinubu, president-elect, says he couldn’t have won the presidential election without the support of Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers.
Speaking at the commissioning of the Raumuokwuta/Rumuola flyover bridge in Portharcourt, the capital of the state, Tinubu said the structural support given by Wike played a significant role in his victory at the poll.
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Earlier in his speech Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike drew the attention of the federal government to the need to amend its procurement law in order to end incessant abandonment of projects that it handles.
The Rivers State governor explained that the current procurement law of the Federal Government only allows for about 15/30 percent to be paid as mobilisation fee to a contractor.