Recorded achievement by Gov. Nyesom Wike as a minister to Rivers people

The People of Rivers State benefited emmensly when the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike was a minister for education.

Here as compiled by rivnews are some recorded achievements and beneficial effect it had on Rivers people.

(1). Establishment of Federal Polytechnic of Oil and Gas, Bonny.

(2). Establishment of Faculty of Law, University of Port Harcourt.

(3). Construction of Biological Science Building, University of Port Harcourt.

(4). Special Intervention for Federal College of Education, Technical, Omoku for key projects.

(5). Construction of Special Vocational School for boys at Ogu / Bolo Local Government Area.

(6). Construction of Junior Model College in Ikwerre Local Government Area.

(7). Complete Rehabilitation and Equipping of 22 Existing Secondary Schools in all three Senatorial Districts of the State.

(8)Distribution of over 4 million Textbooks and Resource materials to Basic Educational Institutions in the State.

(9). Training of over 20,000 (twenty thousand) Teachers and Basic Education Administrators in the State.

(10). Appointments of several indigens of Rivers State into Federal Ministry of Education Parastatals.

(11). Award of Scholarships to many Rivers indigens.

(12). Siting of National Teachers Institute (NTI.) Data Center in Port Harcourt.

(13). Siting of National Open University of Nigeria Study Centre in Port Harcourt.

(14). Rehabilitation of Classrooms, Laboratories and Hostels at the Federal Government College, Port Harcourt.

(15). Rehabilitation of Classrooms, Laboratories and Hostels at the Federal Government College, Abuloma.

(16). Rehabilitation of Classrooms, Hostels and Workshops at the Federal Science and Technical College, Ahoada.

(17). Construction of Electronic Library, Federal Government College, Port Harcourt.

(18). Construction of Electronic Library, Abuloma.

(19). Special TETFUND High Impact Development Fund of N1 billion to the University of Port Harcourt.

(20). Several duly registered Rivers born contractors for the first time benefitted from the Federal Ministry of Education contracts for key projects.

(21). Over N1 billion grant to the University of Port Harcourt from the World Bank for Scientific Research.

(22). Special Intervention Projects at the State-owned Polytechnic Bori (now Ken Sarowiwa Polytechnic).

(23). Special Intervention Projects at the State-owned Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni.

(24). Employment of Rivers people into the Ministry of Education.