BREAKING: Angry Mob Attacks Rivers State Governor For Giving Each Musician ₦10 Million Naira
The Governor of Port Harcourt city, Rivers was reportedly Attacked by angry Nigerians after he vowed Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000) for each Musician while he’s Owing Workers Salaries
Speaking during the visit, Mr. Wike said when the music star was announced as the winner of the Best Global Music Album category at the 2021 Grammy Award, for his ‘Twice As Tall’ album, the entire state was elated.
A homecoming party, however, took place at Port Harcourt, the state capital, where the governor announced that all musicians who performed at the event would go home with N10 million gifts each. The speech of the governor had gone viral on social media, particularly Twitter.
“Those of you who have come to play, whatever you have agreed with the ministry of culture and tourism is not my business. “All of you that have come today and the Niger Delta people that have come to play today to show the talent you have, I’m very proud of you. All of you will go home with N10 million each,”
Mr. Wike said amidst cheers from the audience. We also discovered that most people at the event including Mr. Wike and Burna Boy were not wearing face masks nor maintained social distancing despite the COVID-19 pandemic rocking the nation.
The governor’s donation comes a week after public school teachers protested over five years non-payment of salaries by the Rivers government.
The protesting teachers told journalists that they have lost about ten of their colleagues due to the hardship experienced within the period.
Outrage
Many Nigerians have, however, attacked Mr. Wike for what they tagged reckless spending on Saturday. The governor trended on Twitter on Sunday morning. Wale Adetona, a social media marketer, said:
“The impulse gifting by Governor Wike is so unnecessary for a state that has failed to pay gratuity & pension.”
Mr. Wike is yet to react to the criticism by Nigerians of his action. See more tweets condemning the governor’s action below. Burna Boy has been gifted land in Old GRA, Port Harcourt and money to build by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike. Wike also promised to give each Artiste who performed at Burna’s Homecoming Concert in Rivers State, Nigeria N10 million ($24,411) each.
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