Executive orders, gubernatorial directives, and major policy decisions issued during the 2015–2023 term — tracked from announcement through to real-world effect.
5
Total orders
4
Implemented
1
Partial
0
Reversed
Partial
The directive
Directed the establishment of a special task force to combat kidnapping and other violent crime in the state.
Real-world effect
The task force operated through the administration, though the broader security situation later deteriorated into the sustained political-security crisis that followed Wike's own departure from the governorship.
Implemented
The directive
Directed free primary healthcare service delivery for rural residents across the state.
Real-world effect
The programme was implemented and cited among the administration's core social-welfare achievements.
Implemented
The directive
Directed a second-term infrastructure and development programme branded the "New Rivers Vision" as the administration's closing-years strategic priority.
Real-world effect
Formed the framework for the administration's late-tenure capital spending and project announcements through the end of Wike's term in 2023.
Implemented
The directive
Directed his administration to refrain from interfering with the operations of the judiciary and the state House of Assembly.
Real-world effect
Twenty-eight political parties publicly commended the administration in November 2015 for following through on this commitment.
Implemented
The directive
Sought and received State House of Assembly approval to borrow an additional ₦10 billion to run the administration and rehabilitate dilapidated roads.
Real-world effect
The borrowing was approved and applied toward the administration's early road-rehabilitation programme.