Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has responded to the scathing criticisms of him by Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson over the issue of the ownership of the Soku Oil Wells which a Port Harcourt High Court recently ruled that belongs to Rivers State. In the report, governor Dickson described his counterpart’s comments on the disputed oil wells as reckless, childish and uncivilised with an evil intent to attack age-long bonds among brothers. “We got the ruling which implies that the Wells belong to Rivers State. Certainly, it’s the Bayelsa state who wants to take what belongs to the people”. Wike challenged Dickson: “Let him (Dickson) to the 23 local government areas in Rivers State and see what I’m doing.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 23, 2019 18:22 UTC