Cause of poverty: Wike returns fire, takes swipes at minister who accused states

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says his projects rather fight poverty, contrary to claims by one of the federal ministers that states were breeding poverty.

Wike, who uses his commissioning ceremonies to hit at his many detractors, has visited his wrath on the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, for exhibiting what he called a lack of understanding on how governors plan development projects in their various States.

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