Mr Wike and other Rivers State politicians received the late lawmaker’s body ahead of his funeral over the weekend.
Mr Wike promised to stand by the family and ensure a befitting burial in honour of the late senator.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Barinada Mpigi, has died.
Mr Mpigi said the persistent failure of infrastructure is a national alarm bell that requires urgent attention.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday flagged off the multimillion-naira flood and erosion control project in the Omoku community of Rivers.
