Tag: Gov. Nyesom Wike
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Nyesom Wike replies Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Southern presidency
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he did not support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi overtly at the Feb. 25 election because nobody discussed Igbo presidency with him. According to NAN, Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, stated on Friday in Enugu that Wike…
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Wike, the sore loser in victorious PDP -By Norbert Chiazor
In the tragedy of power politics in Nigeria, the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike is a puzzling study in extremities. He is lord of the manor over government officials ,elected or appointed. He is dreaded by the citizens. He hectors and disrespects otherwise revered traditional rulers at public gatherings, often addressing them like school children.…
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2023 Election: I know the root of Nigeria’s problems – Obi
Labour party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has posited that he knows the root of Nigeria’s problem and ready to tackle them head on. Obi made this known in Rivers state on Thursday at the inauguration of the Nkpolu-Oroworokwo Flyover, the ninth flyover of Wike’s administration.
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NCWS lauds Wike for assenting to law on rights of women to family Inheritance
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) on Monday commended Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers for ending the denial of women to family inheritance. The national president of NCWS, Hajiya Lami Lau, gave the commendation in a statement in Abuja. Newsmen reports that Wike on Thursday signed into law, the Rivers State Prohibition of the…
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Wike inaugurates Osisioma interchange, Aba-Owerri Road in Abia
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday inaugurated the Osisioma Interchange and Aba-Owerri Road projects in Aba. Wike, speaking during the event, said the projects indivated the Abia State Government’s commitment to transforming the state and improving the welfare of its people. “Abia is not one of the states that receives huge allocation but because…
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Our support for NYSC, a token of appreciation – Gov. Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday said the government was determined to improve facilities owned by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Rivers. Wike disclosed this while inaugurating the 5,000-capacity ultra-modern auditorium that the state government built for the NYSC at Nonwa-Gbam in Tai Local Government Area. He said that youth corps members should…
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Tinubu speaks on meeting Wike in France
Former Lagos state governor and the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied holding any meeting with the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, in France. Tinubu traveled to France few days ago to on vacation and consultations with political stakeholders.
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Osun 2022: PDP appoints Wike, Diri as campaign council members
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been listed among 128 -member campaign council by the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for the forthcoming Osun State Governorship Election. The National Working Committee, (NWC) of the party on Monday, announced that the the Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, has been approved to be the Chairman of the…
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Disregard reports on VP candidate – PDP urges Nigerians
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians to disregard reports in some sections of the media, purporting that it had dismissed the reported emergence of Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers as its Vice-Presidential Candidate for the 2023 general elections. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja…
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PDP Primary: Why we supported Atiku – Lamido replies Wike
Sule Lamido the former governor of Jigawa State, has explained to Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike that they did what is right by supporting Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the just concluded Peoples Democratic Party’ (PDP) presidential primary held in Abuja.