Tag: Nyesom Wike
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Wike warns against use of INEC, security agencies to undermine electoral system
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that political leaders will be more accountable if security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) restrict themselves to their constitutional roles. The governor said that the use of security agencies and INEC by some politicians to manipulate the electoral system has encouraged them to deny…
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Revenue: Gov. Wike advocates synergy with FRSC
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Friday said the synergy between the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Rivers State Government has improved the revenue base of the state. The governor, who made the assertion when Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshall of the FRSC paid him a courtesy call in Port Harcourt, noted…
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Gov. Wike presents 2018 Appropriation Bill of N510bn
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday presented the 2018 Appropriation Bill of N510 billion to the State House of Assembly. The bill tagged, “Budget of Consolidation and Empowerment, ” was presented during plenary. The governor said that the bill when signed into law would improve key sectors of the state’s economy. He said in…
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LIST: Gov. Wike releases names of suspected kidnappers, cultists, armed robbers in Rivers
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, in furtherance of efforts to stem the tide of crime and violence in his state, has given marching orders to security agencies to hunt down cult leaders terrorizing the state. Governor Wike in a comprehensive list released during a state wide broadcast on the killing of Don Wanny, said security…
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PDP Crisis: I might quit if Supreme Court affirms Sheriff as chairman – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he might quit his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should the Supreme Court rule in favour of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the party. The governor revealed this while featuring on a monitored programme on Channels Television. Wike noted that he…
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Stop dragging us into your war against security agencies, Rivers APC tells Wike, PDP
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has called on Governor Nyesom Wike and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP not to drag it (APC) into its alleged war against security agencies. This was made known in a statement released exclusively to TheNewsGuru.com by the party secretariat in the state on…
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Gov Wike assures Bonny Kingdom of developmental projects
The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the state government has earmarked several developmental projects for the people of Bonny Kingdom in the 2017 budget. Governor Wike made this declaration on Wednesday during the 20th coronation anniversary of the Natural Ruler and Amanyanabo of Grand Bonny Kingdom, King Edward Asimini William Dappa…
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Bloodbath in Rivers: Hoodlums attack police van, behead DSP, orderly
Two policemen have been reportedly killed by hoodlums in Rivers state, Nigeria on Saturday at Ujju community near Omoku in Ogba/Edema/Ndoni council area, during the Rivers rerun elections in the state. The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the newly-created 6 Division of the Army in Port Harcourt, Major General Kasimu Abdulkarim, made this disclosure Sunday. Abdulkarim…