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the Rivers State Governor, Mr Chibuike Amaechi , has expressed the readiness of his Administration to handover on May 29. Amaechi who dismissed rumours he would not be handing over the reign of governance on the date, wondered what he would be doing in office after May 29.The Rivers state Governor averred that the entire cabinet has made ready their notes preparatory to the terminal date of his regime.“We are ready for handover unlike the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the centre that is busy making new appointments and sacking people.They have refused to brief the Muhammadu Buhari Transition Team and All Progressives Congress, APC, is not screaming blue murder.Rather, the APC at the centre is meeting and planning and preparing for government”.Wike and AmaechiPainting an ugly scenario in Rivers State, Gov. Amaechi stated that rather than support democracy, PDP has been busy doctoring electionresults and Voter Register.“Unfortunately in Rivers State, the PDP is ...

The European Union (EU) on Saturday urged the President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed the democracy dividends.The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Michel Arrion , made the call at the Europe Day 2015 in Abuja.Arrion explained that democracy meant nothing to the common man except it led to the improvement in their standards of living.“But democracy only makes meaning to the common man to the extent that it delivers good governance, creates opportunities and improves the quality of living.“Nigeria is rich, but Nigerians are poor. The incoming administration willhave a lot to do in this regard.“It must ensure that Nigeria’s massive population is galvanised into a formidable productive force that will generate wealth that is equally or rather equitably shared among all citizens,” he said.According to Arrion , as the new government comes on stream, the world will want to see a Nigeria with the basic free...