Tag: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike

Rivers: “I have committed no offence to warrant impeachment” – Fubara 

Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday, said he has not committed any offence to warrant impeachment by the Rivers State House of Assembly. This is as a fresh crisis engulfed the State House of Assembly amidst rumours of an impending impeachment procedure against Fubara, as the House yesterday removed its leader, Edison Ehie. House members subsequently fled for safety as tear gas was fired outside the Complex. The development occurred hours after a fire broke out at the Assembly Complex on Sunday night. It was unclear if the fire was connected…

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North-Central APC warns Wike against harmful actions that’ll bring disrepute to Party in region 

Aminu Imam

The North-Central Forum, under the aegis of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), has issued a stern caution to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, warning him against taking actions detrimental to the party or the region.   Speaking in Jos, the Plateau State capital during an emergency meeting, the chairman of the forum, Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, emphasised the importance of collective efforts to ensure the Party’s success in various legal stages, including tribunals, Courts of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.  The Forum’s chairman highlighted that they have received…

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FCT Demolition Threat: “Wike doesn’t have Executive powers”- Ireti Kingibe 

Aminu Imam

Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, says the Minister of the Territory, Nyesom Wike, needs time to study the ‘dynamics’ of the city before issuing demolition threats. Senator Kingibe, who stated this on Wednesday during a chat with newsmen in Abuja, had been asked to comment on the demolition threats issued by Wike on his first day in office. The Senator said the minister is supposed to administer the FCT in collaboration with the national assembly and president because he “does not have executive powers”. While agreeing…

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FCT: APC stakeholders allege marginalisation by Wike over appointment of PDP members as mandate secretaries

Aminu Imam

A cross-section of stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja have alleged that they have been sidelined over the appointment of mandate secretaries by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Led by one Lawrence Mbanefo, they claimed it is highly a disservice to them, who worked day and night for the party, not to be rewarded with such appointment of such magnitude. The stakeholders accused the Minister of rewarding members of the People’s Democratic Party with such appointments at the detriment of the real…

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FCT: “I will demolish, recover undeveloped properties”, Wike warns residents

Aminu Imam

Newly sworn-in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, yesterday assumed office, with a pledge to restore the city’s master plan. At his maiden news conference, he said who have been given Certificates of Occupancy but failed to develop would also lose their lands to give way to those ready to build. “If you know you have built where you are not supposed to build, it will go down”, he said.

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G5 Arrow head, Wike visits Ganduje; may defect to APC

Aminu Imam

Minister designate and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has visited the National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in Abuja. Wike’s visit to Ganduje yesterday comes amid speculations that he is set to join the ruling party. The former governor, a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was the arrow head of the party’s G-5 governors, and had supported President Bola Tinubu, then candidate of the APC and worked against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 election. He…

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Ministerial Screening: “Tinubu will not regret nominating me” – Wike

Aminu Imam

…“Why we didn’t interrogate him” – Senate Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu won’t regret nominating him to serve as a minister in his cabinet. Wike, the only chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ministerial list sent by the President to the Senate last Thursday, stated this during his screening in the Senate chamber today, July 31. Wike told the Senators that during his time as governor of the oil-rich Niger Delta state from May 2015 to May 2023, he…

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Rivers: Wike declares public holiday over Tinubu’s official visit

Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has declared Wednesday, May 3, a public holiday. The holiday is to enable people in the state to welcome President-elect Bola Tinubu, who embarks on a two-day visit to the State to commission projects. Tinubu will be in the State today, Wednesday and Thursday, May 4. The governor had promised to invite Tinubu to his State to commission projects when the President-Elect campaigned for votes in the state before the last election. In a State-wide broadcast yesterday, he said a formal invitation was sent to…

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“I won’t run from EFCC after handover”, Says Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says he won’t leave office on May 29, 2023 to “run away” from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The governor, who stated this yesterday, at the commissioning of Rumuigbo Internal Road Network in the Obio/Akpor local government area in the State, said he has nothing to fear if the anti-graft agency comes to probe his administration. Wike, whose eight-year two-term will end on May 29, 2023, directed his successor and Rivers State Governor-Elect, Siminlalayi Fubara, to show EFCC his many accomplished projects in…

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2023: ‘G-5 Governors never agreed to support Peter Obi’ – Wike

Aminu Imam

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has revealed that the disgruntled governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) refused to support the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Peter Obi, in the recently concluded presidential election. Wike announced this during a live media chat yesterday in Port Harcourt, the State capital. According to the Rivers State governor, the G-5 governors only reached an agreement and devised strategies to ensure the election of a Southern President. According to him, “There was never a time the integrity Group met and say it must be…

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