Tag: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike

2023: “Your presidential aspiration unrealistic”, Asari Dokubo tells Wike

Aminu Imam

Leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, has described the decision of the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, to contest the 2023 presidential election as unrealistic. Dokubo-Asari, who disclosed this while speaking on a live television programme in Port Harcourt, said Wike does not look like a President. He said: “It’s laughable that Wike wants to be President. Look at him, does he look like a president? Will Nigerians want a president like that? He should know that it’s not possible, yes everybody is…

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2023: Wike declares for Presidency

Aminu Imam

…Says ‘I’ve capacity to remove APC’ Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that he has the capacity to win the 2023 presidential election for the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Wike made the declaration during a consultative meeting with stakeholders of the Benue chapter of the PDP at the Government House in Makurdi, Benue State, yesterday. The governor, who intimated the stakeholders about his intention to run for the presidency, solicited for Benue PDP votes in the coming national delegates convention of the party, even as he stressed on zoning.…

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‘Buhari lacks power to seek Electoral Act amendment’ – Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter to the National Assembly seeking amendment of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 is in bad faith. The governor maintained that the president lacks the power to determine whether Section 84 (12), which he claims will disenfranchise serving political office holders, conflicts with provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). Speaking in an interview on a television programme on Friday, the governor insisted that by faulting Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act, the president was…

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Electoral Act: ‘Buhari’s amendment request, a selfish move to protect sacred cows’ – Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to amend Section 84 (12) of the newly assented Electoral Act is a selfish move aimed at protecting sacred cows within his cabinet. Wike, who reacted with mixed feelings to the signing of the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill into law yesterday, said although the introduction of electronic transmission of results will reduce killings and electoral fraud in the country, the president’s reservations on Section 84(12), which deals with the status of political appointees during party conventions…

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‘Why Buhari is afraid to sign reworked Electoral Bill’ – Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is apprehensive to sign the reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill because it will adversely affect the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections. Wike identified the inclusion of the compulsory electronic transmission of electoral results in the bill, which had been reworked, passed, and sent to Buhari by the National Assembly, as one of the greatest fears of the APC. A statement by Wike’s Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, said the Governor spoke at the inauguration…

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2023: Atiku dumps Obi, picks Wike as running mate

Aminu Imam

There are indications that the former Vice President and aspirant for the office of the President in the 2023 general election on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, may have picked Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as his running mate in place of Peter Obi. Obi, a former Anambra State governor and an economist, was Atiku’s running mate in the 2019 general election. A former banker and technocrat, Obi brought charisma to the 2019 electioneering campaigns with his brilliant knowledge of economic management. Sources say Atiku’s…

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‘NJC becoming willing tool to intimidate judges’ – Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the National Judicial Council, (NJC), of being “a willing tool” of intimidating judges “who are simply discharging their duties”. The governor made the claim at the book presentation entitled: “Contemporary Essays on Law & Practice‘ in honour of retired Justice Anwuri Ichegbu Chikere of the Federal High Court, on Friday. Gov. Wike noted that when judges are subjected to “summary trials” and preconceived indictments by the agency, judicial independence is eroded. According to him, the NJC may be joining the league of unholy…

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Rivers: Gov. Wike accuses Ogoni leaders of betraying their people

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that Ogoni leaders are the problem of Ogoniland. The Governor, who was speaking at the 30th Ogoniday celebration in Bori, the Khana Local government area of Rivers State on Tuesday,accused some Ogoni people of selling themselves out, adding that they have turned the Ogoni struggle into a money-making avenue. Governor Wike advised Ogoni people to learn to love and protect themselves the same way he has been protecting Rivers people. He also claimed that the Ogoni people attempted to kill the political career…

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“Nigeria’s 2022 Budget not implementable”, Says Wike

Aminu Imam

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has argued that the N17.127 trillion budget signed into law last week by President Muhammadu Buhari is not implementable. Wike noted that the President should have returned the budget to the National Assembly for correction before assent, as according to him, many of the provisions cannot be implemented. The governor, who said this in Bauchi yesterday, when he visited his counterpart, Bala Mohammed, on a ‘special New Year visit’, expressed worry over the state of leadership recruitment in the country. He said, “You saw a…

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‘Killings across Nigeria due to absence of love’ – Sultan

Aminu Imam

…As Wike visits, condemns attacks in Sokoto The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has attributed the widespread killings across the country to a lack of love amongst Nigerians. The Sultan blamed lack of love for the prevalence of killings, confusion and acrimonious relationships among Nigerians. “If there is love, all the acrimonious attacks we hear, all the confusion all over the place, the killings won’t have taken place. People kill without any motive. Bloodthirsty people kill anyhow because there is no love, and there is no…

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