Governor Nyesom Wike

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‘We’ll Hit You With Massive Apocalypse’ – APC Threatens Gov Wike

August 8, 2022 9:49 am

Governor Nyesom Wike has been severly warned by the Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC)  against the demolition of any hotel, leisure spot or property owned by any of its members in the state.

APC had made this clear in a statement it issued on Monday in reaction to claim by Wike on Sunday that some politicians in the state are contracting thugs and other criminals in furtherance of their 2023 ambitions.

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Wike had also warned that any hotel which host the meeting of such politicians …

2023: Details Of Atiku And Gov Wike's 'Burying Of The Hatchet'

2023: Details Of Atiku And Gov Wike’s ‘Burying Of The Hatchet’

August 5, 2022 1:36 pm

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the controversial Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have finally met in Abuja to resolve the issues besieging them and burying the hatchet of discord in order to work together for 2023.

Atiku Abubakar and Nyesin Wike, who have been known to be having a running battle since the PDP presidential primary had also met in the house of Professor Jerry Gana.

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Atiku had defeated Wike in the primary, and the Rivers’ governor indicated interest in being …

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PDP Primaries: Wike Still Silent After Defeat To Atiku

May 29, 2022 11:50 am

As the aftermath of the dramatic PDP Presidential primaries wane on, the Rivers State Governor who was also a presidential aspirant for the PDP, Governor Nyesom Wike has not reacted to the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, convention in Abuja.

Less than 24 hours after the PDP primaries, Wike is yet to congratulate the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar over his victory.

Prior to the commencement of the primaries on Saturday, Wike was one of the leading contenders for PDP’s presidential ticket.

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Leave My Integrity Out Of PDP Move – Peter Obi To Wike

May 28, 2022 10:50 am

Dr. Peter Obi who is the former Governor of Anambra State fas fired back at Governor Nyesom Wike that leaving the PDP does not call to question his integrity and character, as he has never been found wanting in mismanaging public assets under his care.

Wike in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday had attacked Obi for leaving PDP, saying it showed he lacked character and integrity.

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But Obi replied Wike on Friday in an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, said “Wike talks

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I'm The Most Courageous And Selfless Aspirant - Gov Wike

I’m The Most Courageous And Selfless Aspirant – Gov Wike

May 10, 2022 5:16 am

As the tussle for the Presidential seat takes a new dimension, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State who is also a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated that when it comes to leadership, he is the most courageous and selfless leader to handle the issues beseigning Nigeria.

Governor Nyesom Wike made this statement on Monday in Akure, when he visited the PDP Secretariat to woo delegates ahead of the party’s primary election scheduled for May 28 and May 29.

He said the delegates knew he had the best chance to win the election …

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Uproar In Rivers Over Wike’s ₦500 Million Donation To Sokoto

January 26, 2021 7:50 am

Mixed reactions have greeted the ₦500 million donation by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike to Sokoto State.

Wike donated the sum last week to assist the Governor Aminu Tambuwal government to rebuild a section of the burnt Sokoto Central Market.

While the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some aides of the governor defended the gesture, an All Progressives Congress (APC) former spokesman in Rivers State, Chris Finebone, and an ex-agitator, Sobomoba Jackrich, described it as ‘selfish and politically-motivated.’

Jackrich, who is the Convener, Network for Defence of Democracy and Good Governance (NDDGG), said his group was worried about the way …

Wike To Igbos: Why Will You Allow IPOB Criminals Speak For You?

Wike Outlaws IPOB, Places ₦50m Ransom On Its Leader In Rivers

October 24, 2020 5:52 am

Governor Nyesom Wike on Friday announced a ban on all activities of Igbo secessionist agitator group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,  in Rivers State.

The ban follows the indictment of the group by the police in the series of violence that have rocked the Oyigbo Local Government Area and other parts of the State in the wake of the #EndSARS protests since the beginning of the week.

The Governor had on Wednesday declared 24 hours curfew in Oyigbo and other parts of the state to rein in activities of the group.

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Rivers: Amaechi loyalists slam Governor Wike

Rivers: Amaechi Loyalists Slam Governor Nyesom Wike

September 30, 2020 6:16 am

Governor Nyesom Wike has come under attack from the loyalists of Rotimi Amaechi, his predecessor over his recent claim in a television programme that the Minister of Transportation did not achieve much while he was the governor of Rivers State.

Wike had in the live Television interview alleged that Amaechi wasted the resources of state during his eight year tenure as governor and as such, should have been in jail and not appointed a minister by President Muhammadu Buhari.

But supporters and loyalists of the Minister, in a series of response on Tuesday, said the attack on  the Transportation Minister,  …

Wike To Igbos: Why Will You Allow IPOB Criminals Speak For You?

I Will Not Obey IG’s Order To Leave Benin, Says Wike

September 19, 2020 4:07 am

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday said that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has called him to leave Edo ahead of the State’s governorship election scheduled for later today.

Wike made the claims on Channels Television following earlier alarm by the Peoples Democractic Party, PDP that security operatives including policemen, laid siege on the hotel where he and some of his colleagues are lodging in Benin ahead of the governorship election.

Governor Wike, who is the Chairman of the PDP National Campaign Council for Edo Governorship Election said the IGP said he should leave Benin because …

APC tells Wike, PDP, Obaseki to calm down, assures fair polls

APC Tells Wike, PDP, Obaseki To Calm Down, Assures Fair Polls

August 11, 2020 10:26 am
The days of stolen and procured electoral mandates are fast fading away, the All Progressives Congress (APC) declared on Tuesday.

The party was responding to accusations by Governor Godwin Obaseki, Governor Nyesom Wike, and the Peoples Democratic Party, that the APC is bent on rigging the September 19 poll in Edo.

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The APC said it should be counted out of such plot going by President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that the party could have used the military and other security services to overrun opposition states in the 2019 general election.

Instead the …

Suspension Of LGA Chairmen, Abuse Of Power – CSO Tells Wike

Suspension Of LGA Chairmen, Abuse Of Power – CSO Tells Wike

August 2, 2020 9:43 am

The Rivers State Civil Society Organization, RIVSC, has condemned the suspension of three local government chairmen by Governor Nyesom Wike.

The reaction of RIVSCO follows the insistence of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, that the Governor was right in suspending the three LGA chairmen in the state.

The Rivers State secretary of ALGON and Chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Ben Eke said Governor Wike did not err in law.

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Eke said the law permits the governor as a chief security officer to suspend any council …

Wike Warns Akpabio - No Harm Must Come To Nunieh

Wike Warns Akpabio: No Harm Must Come To Nunieh

July 14, 2020 2:02 pm

Governor Nyesom Wike-led Rivers State Government on Tuesday warned that no harm must come to former acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Joy Nunieh, in the ongoing probe of the commission.

Nunieh had been engaged in accusations and counter accusations with the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, who supervises the NDDC.

But the government in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, called on forces behind the probe to ensure the security of Nunieh.

According to the government, they would never support any action capable of …

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