Tag: Governor Nyesome Wike
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Ayu is corrupt, collected 1bn from a presidential candidate – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, of being very corrupt, stating that he collected the sum of one billion Naira from a presidential candidate in Lagos. Governor Wike stated this in a media chat with selected television stations on Friday. Wike said he was ready to mention the…
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Running Mate : PDP forms committee to screen Wike, Okowa
In an effort to meet up with the June 17th deadline for submission of party’s flagbearer and running mate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the formation of a committee to screen Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa and others as possible…
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Group condemns Wike for anti-Ijaw comments
Angered by a comment attributed to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike attacking the Ijaw ethinic group, the Ijaw Youth Council has condemned the development. This follows the Governor’s controversial directive for the arrest and arraignment of the member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Farah Dagogo. The council in a statement issued…
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I am the only one that can defeat APC – Wike
A presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said he is the onlyy one that can wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections. He started this while addressing delegates in Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital on Wednesday. Wike noted that the…