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2023: �Issue of presidency to S�East was never on the table� – Wike

March 11, 2023March 11, 2023 Aminu Imam

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide said Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State claimed he was only aware of presidency rotation to the South, and that no one informed him about the �south-east� project to win the number one seat in 2023. Its Publicity Secretary, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia stated this yesterday, in Enugu, while giving an account of the meeting with Wike in Port Harcourt, on Thursday. Ohanaeze Ndigbo had confronted Wike at the meeting over his alleged role against Obi during the presidential election. Defending himself, the Rivers State Governor explained that…

Insecurity: “We can�t leave our house to armed robbers” � Wike attacks Atiku

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said he is not the leader of the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), popularly known as G5. Speaking in a recent interview on the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Wike named the Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom as leader of the G5. �We can�t leave our house to armed robbers, we can�t do that. No way. And we won�t leave this party�, he said. The PDP has been enmeshed in crisis after the party�s national convention in May 2022 where former Vice-President…

2023: Wike shuts down Atiku campaign office in Rivers

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Rivers State government has shut the campaign office of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). It was learnt that the Rivers State government sealed off the campaign office based on Executive Orders 21 and 22. The office was said to have been shut for producing noisy political activities in residential areas without approval from the State government. The Rivers State PDP presidential campaign council, which made this known, noted that the office which is located in GRA Port Harcourt was sealed off in the…

Ned Nwoko slams Wike on Paris Club Refunds

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 Aminu Imam

..Says he will go to jail for his atrocities The Ned Nwoko Media Directorate has condemned a video where the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, purportedly made wild insinuations against Hon. Prince Ned Nwoko. In the video, the governor dabbled again into the issue of the $418 Paris Club refunds, which the Media Directorate said is the legitimate entitlement of Prince Ned Nwoko, �whose patriotic ingenuity, as a time-honoured lawyer, secured billions of dollars in favour of local and State governments including Wike�s administration as a beneficiary. Recall that Wike…

“You are an unrelenting advocate of true federalism”, Buhari tells Wike

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for his support of legal education in the country.� The President, who made the commendation during the inauguration of the Dr. Nabo Graham Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School in Port Harcourt, on Friday, described him as an unrelenting advocate of true federalism. President Buhari, represented by Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), described the new law school as a grand wonder structured to be self-sustaining. The president noted that the project, among…

2023: “I will support you� – Wike assures Peter Obi

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Aminu Imam

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has asked Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, to support his bid for the presidency. Obi said this yesterday, during the inauguration of the Nkpolu Oroworukwo flyover in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. The LP candidate said he will ensure better opportunities for Rivers state if he�s elected president. He commended Wike for his performance in Rivers, adding that Port Harcourt has the potential to be the �export city� of Nigeria and advised Wike to remain consistent in his principles, and said…

PDP group asks Wike to account for frequent �ridiculous� donations, demands accountability

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Rivers State Democracy Sustainable Group, a group within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the giveaways by Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, is too much. In the past weeks, Wike has reportedly doled out millions of naira to State governments, organisations and individuals for charitable purposes. However, in an issued statement yesterday, the group�s convener, Justin Chibuike, wondered if the funds he gives out are being appropriated by the State House of Assembly. He alleged that Wike is not accountable to the people of Rivers despite the fact…

2023: “It�ll be difficult convincing voters PDP can rescue Nigeria” � Wike

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, says it is becoming difficult to convince Nigeria that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), can rescue the country. Wike said this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when the management of the New Telegraph newspaper visited him at the Government House to present its nomination of the Rivers governor as the Political Icon of the Year 2022. Wike said the marginalisation of the minority ethnic nationalities in the country caused much of Nigeria�s challenges. According to him, it was becoming a �more…

PDP Crisis: “Ayu�s ungrateful” – Wike

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Says his comment on Ortom�s ambition unfortunate Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State, has described the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, as ungrateful over his comments against the Governor, Samuel Ortom, of Benue State. Wike made this assertion during a press briefing at his private residence in Rumiprikon, Obio/Akpor local government area on Sunday. Wike also described as unfortunate Ayu�s comment claiming that he has the power to stop Ortom�s senatorial ambition and those of others eyeing various positions on the platform of the…

2023: “I�ll campaign with Buhari�s award” � Wike

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared he will use the honor bestowed upon him by President Muhammadu Buhari to campaign in the 2023 elections. Wike made this statement at a dinner and reception held in his honor to commemorate the �Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery� on Monday, in Port-Harcourt. He said that the support and encouragement he received from the state was what enabled his administration to achieve the successes it had in infrastructure development while dedicating the award to God. He said, �We must all work together. Traditional…