Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has shared his experiences in tackling the safety disaster that engulfed the state throughout his tenure.
Amaechi, who’s searching for the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, forward of the 2027 election, stated Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, was overrun by criminals when his administration assumed workplace.
Addressing some stakeholders in a video clip shared on his Fb web page on Thursday, Amaechi stated financial actions in Port Harcourt had been crippled however have been revived by his administration inside six months.
In accordance with the previous governor, his experiences have given him a bonus over different aspirants within the opposition occasion.
He stated, “I served as a governor in a state the place folks have been being killed and being kidnapped. Theft was on the rise, folks couldn’t exit in Port Harcourt.
“Events weren’t happening and hospitals have been in disaster. The one supply of leisure to males was their wives however in six months after we got here in, we chased away the criminals.
“We referred to as folks to return to work and events and requested them to do no matter they needed to do. So I’m the one aspirant of the occasion that doesn’t solely include expertise however has served in a state the place what’s dealing with us now has confronted us.”
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