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The Rise And Fall Of Emperor Wike

The Rise And Fall Of Emperor Wike

March 23, 2023 4:07 am

When the good people of Rivers State went to the polls with so much zeal and excitement to elect Governor Nyesome Wike as their Governor in 2015, little did they know that they were empowering a tyrant with the keys to their collective patrimony and existence as a people. It didn’t take so long before this reality became evident and the rest, they say is history.

In his classic work on the fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon described the Roman era’s declension as a place where ‘bizarreness masqueraded as creativity.’ Nothing can better define what Rivers State became …

Wike’s Dashed Hopes And The History Of Abandoned Governors

Wike’s Dashed Hopes And The History Of Abandoned Governors

February 23, 2023 4:42 am

By the 29th of May, 2023, for the first time in ages, the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesome Wike will get an opportunity to introspect deeply on his roles, involvements, and actions during the past seven years as Rivers State Governor. For the first time since democracy returned in 1999, Wike looks likely not to be on the payroll of any government. It sure promises to be a defining moment. 

The maverick Governor of Rivers State who has managed to put his name on everyone’s lips is a toxic influence on Nigerian politics. Like virtually all narcissists, he thrives on …

Was Wike Elected To Entertain Rivers As A Band Leader

Was Wike Elected To Entertain Rivers As A Band Leader?

December 5, 2022 3:31 am

Ever since Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike lost the Presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to Atiku Abubakar in June, a lot has changed about him. He has now become a social crusader for justice, a supermodel, an entertainer, and an attention seeker, all in one.

In Rivers State today, clowning has taken over the role of diligence because Wike is Governor. Hypocrisy now roams in garish outfits, dancing in self-adulation and posing for cameras as the self-appointed defender of social justice. Opportunism and political childishness have now been elevated to higher standards and are on their way …

Governor Nyesom Wike And His Politics

Governor Nyesom Wike And His Politics Of Foolishness

November 7, 2022 2:15 am

‘Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don’t have brains enough, to be honest.’ — Benjamin Franklin.

Ever since Rivers State Governor Nyesome Wike lost out in the PDP primaries to Atiku Abubakar, his life hasn’t been the same. The aftermath has left the liquor-loving Governor of the oil-rich Riverine State in a phase of his life that he never envisaged. The loss at the PDP primary practically turned him into an activist, a campaigner for southern equity, an anti-corruption crusader, and a promoter of decency in politics, all of which before now, were on different parallel …

2023 Chidoka Lambasts Wike Over 'Anti-Party' Activities

2023: Chidoka Lambasts Wike Over ‘Anti-Party’ Activities

October 19, 2022 4:07 am

Mr. Osita Chidoka who is a former Minister of Aviation has asserted that endorsement of candidates from other political parties is something that is very much ‘consistent’ with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s style of politics.

Chidoka who appeared on a TV program on Tuesday night was speaking in reaction to the endorsement of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwolu for a second term by Wike.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Governor Wike had given an endorsement during a conference of the Committee of Wives of Lagos State officials in Lagos on Monday.

Chidoka, who is also a special …

Atiku Comments, A Threat To National Unity, Wike Declares

Atiku Comments, A Threat To National Unity, Wike Declares

October 18, 2022 6:11 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has lambasted the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, accusing him of threatening the unity of Nigeria over alleged Atiku’s opinion that the choice of who becomes president has to do with only about what the North wants.

Wike, who raised the accusation yesterday on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State from a three days trip to Spain, urged the PDP to apologise to Nigerians if the divisive comments truly came from Atiku.

The governor who flew in company of governors …

Nnamani Lambasts PDP Over Treatment Of Wike, Makinde, Others

Nnamani Lambasts PDP Over Treatment Of Wike, Makinde, Others

October 12, 2022 7:19 am

The Senator representing Enugu East senatorial district, Chimaroke Nnamani who is a former governor of Enugu State has decried the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ignore five of its governors as it commenced presidential campaigns for next year’s elections.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the presidential campaign of the PDP which was earlier in the week flagged off in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, however, five of its governors – Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) had snubbed the event.

Their decision …

2023: Wike Appoints 14,359 Advisers, Liaison Officers

2023: Wike Appoints 14,359 Advisers, Liaison Officers

October 12, 2022 7:13 am

The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has confirmed the appointment of a total of 14,359 persons as advisers and liaison officers for various political units in the State.

In a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York, the governor disclosed that a total of 14,000 persons were appointed as advisers while 359 persons were appointed as liaison officers for local governments and wards.

The statement disclosed that the appointments were with immediate effect.

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Gov Wike Finally Retrieves Rivers Aircraft Abandoned In Germany

Gov Wike Finally Retrieves Rivers Aircraft Abandoned In Germany

September 27, 2022 7:15 pm

Recent reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that the Legacy 600, which is a Rivers-state owned aircraft which had been allegedly abandoned in Germany under some unclear circumstance by the preceding administration has finally been recovered and flown back to Rivers State.

Governor Nyesom Wike who had made the receipt of the aircraft which had flown into the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Tuesday had revealed that his administration had not been playing petty politics in the recovery of the aircraft.

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2023 We’ll Stay In PDP And Fight From Inside, Wike Declares

2023: We’ll Stay In PDP And Fight From Inside, Wike Declares

September 23, 2022 12:24 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that he will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for whatever reason and anybody.

He said he was rather interested in preserving the sanity of the party and will stay back to fight for the enthronement of unity, inclusivity, equity and peace.

Wike spoke on Thursday during a meeting of PDP stakeholders in the State at the Government House, Port Harcourt.

The governor said he is a man of character, unlike those who cannot keep their words and walked out of the party at the Eagle Square in Abuja in …

8 PDP Governors Fails To Attend National Caucus Meeting

8 PDP Governors Fail To Attend National Caucus Meeting

September 8, 2022 3:04 am

No fewer than eight Governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday stayed away from the party’s National Caucus meeting which was held in Abuja on Wednesday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that some Chieftains who were in attendance included Bode George, former VP Namadi Sambo; National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, and the BOT Chairman, Senator Walid Jibrin.

The party’s presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar was also in attendance at the meeting which was held behind closed doors.

The meeting which was believed to be geared towards resolving the party’s post-convention crisis.

The …

2023 Wike Pledges To Flog, Crush PDP ‘Small Boys’

2023: Wike Pledges To Flog, Crush PDP ‘Small Boys’

September 6, 2022 6:45 am

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has boasted that he would not leave his political opponents for God, insisting that he would deal with them himself saying he has what it takes to do so. 

Wike openly declared that he would flog ‘the small boys.’

Governor Wike spoke on Monday when he inaugurated the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, and the rehabilitated Aba- Owerri Road in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State.

“God has given me what it takes to crush these people, for me to crush my …

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