Buhari hails Wike's support for legal education in Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday praised Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for his support of legal education in the country.

Mr. Buhari gave the eulogy during the inauguration of the Nabo Graham Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

President Buhari, represented by Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, described the new law school as a great marvel, structured to be self-sustaining.

The President said the project, among several others, was undoubtedly an enduring testament to Mr. Wike's commitment to promoting law and development in Rivers State and beyond.< /p>

"I need not engage in poetic verbosity to properly describe the great wonder that is commissioned today.

"The icing on the cake is the fact that this state-of-the-art building and facilities are structured to be self-sustaining through associated revenue streams, as designed by a man of superior vision who is now lovingly referred to as Mr Project,” he said.

Mr. Buhari said he was aware that Mr Wike had extended development initiatives to neighboring Bayelsa State, carrying out multi-billion naira projects including a 900-bed hostel and a 1,500-seat auditorium on the Yenagoa Campus of Nigerian Law. School.

"These are indeed pioneering and unprecedented contributions by a state government to what is ordinarily within the purview of the federal government.

"Wike's dedication to these projects is best appreciated from the perspective that he is a tireless advocate of true federalism in Nigeria," he said.

History will be kind to Wike - Buhari

Mr. Buhari commended the good-hearted and statesmanlike Mr. Wike, on behalf of "the entire justice family and justice lovers in Nigeria", for his "unifying efforts and commitment to favor of national harmony".

"Indeed, our dear nation needs more such unifying efforts; it is in recognition of the above that my administration has set aside political considerations and acknowledged excellence, conferring upon Governor Wike the Nigerian Award for Excellence in Public Service."

The award was presented in October for Mr. Wike's achievement of legacy infrastructure projects in Rivers State and beyond.

The President told Governor de Rivers, "You have indeed immortalized yourself and history will be kind to you," he said.

President Buhari reiterated that the ceremony was a reminder of the need to promote cooperation and understanding between the Federal Government and State Governments for the overall national interest and welfare of Nigerians.

p> Wike's appeal to the Nigerian government

In his speech, Governor Wike said he was pleased to have delivered the facility within 10 months of receiving approval to build the law campus in the state.

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Mr. Wike said the contract for the project was awarded to local contractors, who managed each of the structures under strict supervision, costing the state government around N17 billion.

He revealed that one of the reasons his administration was able to embark on several projects was that President Buhari graciously approved the payment and release of the 13% bypass deductions unpaid since 1999 to all states of the Niger Delta.

The Governor insisted that the financial support given by the Rivers State Government to the Nigerian Law School...