Tag: Wike

A’Court vacates order stopping allocations to Rivers State

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A' Court vacates order

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, vacated the judgement that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), from releasing monthly statutory allocations to Rivers State. A 3-member panel of Justices of the appellate court, in a split decision of two-to-one, held that the Federal High Court in Abuja lacked the requisite jurisdiction to entertain the lawsuit that led to the restraining order. It held that the fact that federal agencies were joined as parties in the matter was not sufficient to confer the court with unfettered jurisdiction…

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“Wike still member” Adeyanju knocks PDP for expelling Ugochinyere

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Adeyanju knocks PDP

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a dead party. Adeyanju was reacting to the decision of the party to expel the House of Representatives member from Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. He said PDP expelled Ugochinyere while the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is still a member of the party. Recall that thePDP had expelled the spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) for alleged gross indiscipline, insubordination, and anti-party activities. His…

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Rivers LG election: Wike reportedly dissolves Appeal Court panel over ruling

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Wike dissolves A'Court panel

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has reportedly ordered the secret dissolution of the Special Court of Appeal in the FCT that gave a favourable ruling on the Rivers State Local Government elections. The panel was quietly disbanded after it upheld the Rivers State local government elections conducted by the administration of the State governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The move, reportedly carried out discreetly, stems from Wikes ongoing political feud with Fubara. The dissolved panel, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, had ruled that the Federal High Court…

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“Withdraw beggars arrest threat or face lawsuit”, SERAP warns Wike

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SERAP warns Wike

The Socio-Economic Rights Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to withdraw his threat to arrest beggars in the nations capital or face legal action. The group, in a post on its official X handle: #SerapNigeria, yesterday, stated that no one should be criminalised for their socio-economic status, adding that the Minister should instead provide opportunities to help them rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society. Recall that during the flag-off ceremony for access road construction in the Katampe District of the…

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“Wike-Fubara crisis can plunge Nigeria into disintegration, anarchy” – Ijaw National Congress

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INC on Fubara Wike

The Ijaw National Congress (INC), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to rein-in FCT minister Nyesom Wike over the crisis in Rivers State. Its president, Benjamin Okaba appealed to President Tinubu at a news conference in Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the FCT Minister and the Rivers State governor, Siminialayi Fubara are at loggerheads over the control of political machinery in the oil-rich State. Okaba said INC was concerned that the political crisis could affect other parts of the country if left unchecked. He said, Mr. President, sir, as the father…

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Rivers elders criticise Tinubu over political crisis

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Rivers elders criticise

The Rivers Elders and Leadership Forum has declared its support for Governor Siminalayi Fubara amidst the escalating political tensions in the State. Rufus Ada-George, the forums chairperson, announced the forums position during a news conference on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the State capital. Ada-George praised Fubara for demonstrating courage and maintaining a peaceful stance despite unwarranted provocations by certain politicians in Rivers. We commend Fubara for his courage and determination in standing firm and resolute in defending the interests of the people of Rivers State. The governor, his team, and…

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After Rivers defeat, Yoruba Council urges immediate sack of Wike

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Yoruba Council urges2

Cites 3 reasons The Yoruba Council Worldwide (YCW) has called for the immediate removal of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, accusing him of contributing to political unrest in Rivers State.  Speaking on Sunday, the council’s president, Hassan Oladotun, cited specific reasons for the call for Wike’s removal from office, citing his role in the political unrest in the State. He maintained that Wike’s continued presence in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet is a “distraction” and poses a threat to democracy and peace in the Niger-Delta region. …

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Rivers: Timi Frank accuses Wike of plot to block LGs monthly fund allocation

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Timi Frank accuses Wike

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to secure a court injunction to block releases from the Federation Account to the 22 Local Government Councils in Rivers state.  Frank, who made this disclosure yesterday in a statement issued in Abuja, said Wike and his co-travellers that are opposed to the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, resorted to the plot following their failure to stop local government elections…

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Rivers: “My only offence is refusing to share States money to individuals” – Gov. Fubara

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Fubara

Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the only offence he committed against those fighting his administration in the state was his refusal to share State-owned resources to individuals. Fubara made the declaration in Port Harcourt on Moday, while speaking at the official commissioning of the headquarters of a political pressure group, the Simplicity Movement (SM). SM, which has presence in the 23 local government areas of the state, was founded by the governorship candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) in the 2023 general election in the…

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EndBadGovernance: Protesters storm Wikes residence in Rivers

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The #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protesters have reportedly stormed the residence of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to demonstrate against the hike in the cost of living in the country. The protesters, seen in large numbers in a viral video yesterday, were chanting and carrying placards with various inscriptions. The house was however guarded by heavy security personnel wielding rifles. While the protesters were reciting the old national anthem, one of the demonstrators said, Thats Wikes house.

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