Governor Wike, (River state) demanded his state be given the FGN CORVID-19 Support Fund.

Governor Wike, (River state) demanded his state be given the FGN CORVID-19 Support Fund.

The FGN deservedly ignored him.

Governor Ganduje (Kano state) unashamedly requested for N15 billion to fight the Coronavirus in his state.

The FGN, again, didn't bother to respond.

Now, we can understand the FGN reason.

By giving N10 billion to Lagos state, the FGN had unwittingly created the Cobra Effect.

Briefly, the Cobra Effect demonstrates the economics of unintended consequences.

In colonial India, cobras were biting many Indians.

The government decided to offer financial reward for any person who brings a particular number of cobra heads.

The scheme so succeeded that cobras were eliminated in India and cobra bites and mortalities therefrom was eliminated.

But, those Indians who were benefitting from bringing dead cobra heads were denied a sure means of earning livelihoods and they  deviced a plan.

They began to breed cobras in their homes for the sole purpose of killing them, cutting their heads, collecting the heads and taking them to the colonial authorities to collect compensation .

Meanwhile, the government was monitoring cobra bites and mortalities and found that they had been eliminated but, and here is the problem, cobra heads were still being brought to them for compensation.

So, the government cancelled the program.

Aggrieved by the cancellation of their 'means' of livelihoods, the Indians decided to release all the cobras they were breeding into the cities.

And, India was effectively back to square one.

Lagos never demanded this financial support from the FGN.

But,  Wike and Ganduje demanded the support as of right.

We can see Cobra Effect in the way Ganduje virtually abdicated his responsibility to secure the welfare and lives  of his citizens waiting for the FGN largesse!

We can also observe this Cobra Effect in the way Wike became so obdurate to the FGN that he began arresting and locking up any hapless person who has any connection to the FGN until the Commissioner of Police was removed and substituted with another.

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Governor Wike Orders Arrest Of PHED CEO, Sends Him To Isolation Center see video (Video)

There was mild drama on Thursday as Gov. Wike lead the task force on the enforcment of lockdown order in the state.

One of the notable moments was when the MD / CEO Of PHED was accosted by the Governor for violation of lockdown directive in the state. You would recall that PHED made a donation of some trucks of rice to the Government of Rivers State to assist the government in the fight against covid 19.

As shown in the video, the MD was dumbfounded as he tried to explain to Wike that he is the MD of PHED which is one of the power distribution companies in Nigeria with license to sell electricity in Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Bayelsa. However, Wike, responded, “Which PHED” , and ordered him to be taken to isolation center.

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Governor Nyesom Wike Faces Immediate Legal Action, For Demolishing Two Hotels In Rivers State Due to faulting Lockdown rules.

The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened to institute legal action against the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, over the demolition of two hotels in the State, earlier today, which he claimed disobeyed the Executive Order 6 currently in force in the State, to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Recall, that the Governor personally supervised the demolition of two hotels in the State, today, saying: “Government has no alternative, but to apply the Executive Order, which I signed before the lockdown of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt. I called all the Traditional Rulers and Council Chairmen, and told them to ensure that no Hotel operates in the State.

“We are not saying it will be forever. This is for now, so that we know where we are. To reduce the cases and check the spread.”

Reacting however, to the demolition, SERAP via Twitter, accused Governor Wike of using the coronavirus pandemic to perpetrate human rights violation, noting that, his “Executive rascality” must stop.

SERAP tweeted: “We condemn the reported demolition of Prodest Hotel, by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Using Covid-19 to perpetrate human rights violations, is Executive rascality, and Mr. Wike must stop this now.“

We are taking legal action to hold him and his government to account, for the illegal actions.

“The demolition of Prodest Hotel is forced evictions, and in violation of Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and other Human Rights Treaties to which Nigeria is a State party.”

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COVID-19: Governor Wike Constructs Iron To Block Boundary Between Rivers & Abia

The Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike is not taking any chances in his fight against COVID-19, as he has reportedly put a metal fence across his State borders.

Pictures trending on social media show men working at the Rivers/Imo State border and Rivers/Abia State border trying to erect ash-colored metal fences.

In another set of pictures, the fully erect fences could be seen well guarded by security men with instructions not to allow anybody to move into Rivers State.

Nyesom Wike has been at the forefront of COVID-19 fight and had said he will do everything possible to protect the lives of Rivers people.

The governor had recently spelled out new edicts regarding the COVID-19 restrictions of movement in the State. He had said that any hotel operating against the Lockdown rule would be demolished.

Wike had also said that vehicles impounded would be auctioned to the people. True to his words, the governor on Sunday, May 10, ordered the demolition of Prudent Hotel located at Eleme, Rivers State.

Reactions have since trailed the action of the governor with many saying that he is taking the COVID-19 fight to the extreme, while others are of the opinion that nothing is too small or too big to be done in order to save a life.

Someone said, “At this stage, Wike should be stripped of all his security details, let those who have been quiet about his tyrannical actions come and wail. The same bastards who call Buhari a tyrant are very scared to call Wike the same or they’re just trying to ‘unlook’ as usual..”

Another said, “We may not all like Wike but his method in Rivers is quite unconventional. Look if we don’t apply force at this lockdown, we may end up in a serious crisis.”

Prudent Hotel in Alode Eleme demolished. (C) Twitter

Metal fence being erected at Rivers State border (C) Twitter

Metal fence being erected at Rivers State border (C) Twitter

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