4
Inherited problems
2
Fixed
2
Partial progress
Fixed
Partial progress
Fixed
The problem
By early May 2015, the outgoing government owed pensioners three months of payment arrears and parastatal pensions two months of arrears, alongside unpaid salaries and several abandoned projects.
What was done
The Wike administration says it worked to resolve the inherited salary, pension, and bank-loan obligations left unattended by the previous government.
Partial
The problem
There was public disagreement over what was actually left in the treasury: an aide to the outgoing governor claimed ₦7 billion remained, while Wike said the government met an empty treasury.
What was done
The dispute was never independently resolved; both sides maintained their competing accounts in public statements.
Partial
The problem
Several road and infrastructure projects were reported abandoned by the outgoing administration.
What was done
Some abandoned projects were absorbed into the new administration's own aggressive road-construction programme, though not all were individually accounted for as completions of inherited work.
Fixed
The problem
The Debt Management Office recorded Rivers State's external debt stock at $44,725,095.32 as of December 2014, the year before Wike took office.
What was done
The state's fiscal position was subsequently ranked first nationally on the fiscal sustainability index within Wike's first six months, and again in 2020 and 2021.