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  • Cabinet dissolution: Those who are loyal will come back, says Wike

    Rivers State governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has explained that the dissolution of the State Executive Council was done in consultation with the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, stressing that those who are no loyal are shown way out.

    Speaking during the election thanksgiving service in honour of the Majority Whip of the state House of Assembly at St Martin’s Anglican Church, Ogu, yesterday, Governor Wike said that the dissolution to move the state forward.

    He said: “This is when you know those who are loyal and those who are not. There is no crack in government. We are working together.

    The dissolution was done in consultation with the leadership of PDP in the state.

    “Those who are loyal will come back. When you are going into another dispensation, you have to put things in order.”

    The governor said that the dissolution of the State Executive Council was done at the appropriate time, noting that most states have already

    “In government, there are those hungry to come in and those hungry to go. If you are a political appointee, you must expect any eventuality,” he said.

    The governor said that his administration will continue to deliver on its promises to the people.

     

  • ‘Wike fired us for questioning usage of N150bn loan, others’ – sacked Rivers commissioner

    • He is the only one making all the money while the commissioners cannot pay their children’s school

    Some facts have emerged why Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike yesterday called for the dissolution of his cabinet.

    According to one of the affected commissioners who reached out to TheNewsGuru.com on condition of anonymity on the whole issue, Wike was said to have been angered after some of his commissioners’accused him of being too self-centered in the affairs of running the state, especially as it involves financial decisions.

    Our source furthered, “We were like rubber stamp Commissioners just like the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. We don’t talk in Executive Council meetings. Only the Governor does the talking.

    “The governor starts the meetings with intimidating talks and ends the meetings with even more intimidating and threat-filled talks.

    “We had an Executive Council meeting, there and then we told the governor to treat us as people that are also part of the government. One of us stood up to tell Wike boldly that he is the only one making all the money while the commissioners cannot pay their children’s school fees, hospital bills and other bills.”

    “He went on to ask the Governor to explain to them what he did with the over N150 billion loan he took from banks in addition to statutory allocations from FAAC running into billions. He also asked the Governor to explain to them what he used the recently released Paris Club Refund of about N35 billion for.

    “At this point, Wike got so livid and went straight to the bold commissioner and said…”I have the power to hire and fire and I will activate it here and now, Simeon, announce their sack immediately, enough of this nonsense’.”

  • BREAKING: Wike sacks Rivers cabinet

    The governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has sacked all members of his cabinet, less than 48 hours after the State’s Commissioner of Information Austin Tam-George resigned.

    No reason was given for the dissolution of the cabinet

    “Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has dissolved the State Executive Council. The governor directed all former commissioners to hand over to their respective Permanent Secretaries,” Wike’s special assistant on electronic media, Simeon Nwakaudu. said in a statement.

    “Governor Wike thanked the former commissioners for their service to the state and wished them well in their future endeavours.”

    Nwakaudu said the governor had directed all the former commissioners to hand over to permanent secretaries in their respective ministries.

  • I will expose Wike’s wife if he doesn’t shut up – Amaechi

    I will expose Wike’s wife if he doesn’t shut up – Amaechi

    Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday lambasted his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, and threatened to expose the governor’s wife “if he (Wike) does not shut up his mouth.”
    Angry over the allegation levelled against his wife by the Rivers governor, Amaechi described his successor as a thug who could hardly speak good English.
    On Monday, Wike alleged that each commissioner and local government chairman in Rivers State paid the erstwhile governor’s wife, Judith, N3m and N2m monthly, respectively.
    Speaking to Journalists during an inspection programme at Kaduna Dry Port, Amaechi said, “By accident of Goodluck Jonathan, I don’t want to attribute it to God, but by the accident of Jonathan, the man takes office and talks rubbish. My wife and family, including my younger brothers and sisters, no one had access to government when I was governor.
    “Even as minister, nobody will have such because it is not a family business. It is government business. But the problem with Nyesom Wike, and I want you to state this if he doesn’t shut up his mouth and do his work I will bring his wife to the focus. You see I’ve been very matured not to talk about his wife.
    “But if Wike does not close his mouth and talk about my wife anymore, I will bring out his wife. My wife will never do such, we don’t do family business. I care about transparency. My wife is a trader. She buys and sells and Wike knows that.”
    When asked why he was also accused of squandering over N30bn belonging to Rivers State, Amaechi said, “And you believe that? The man who says he has about $50m in Lagos and could no prove it is the same man you believe. The man who said I didn’t pay salaries until I left office and now he is saying no, it is pensioners that I didn’t pay. Do you believe such a man?
    “Do you think such a man is well? You believe Nyesom Wike is well? First, he doesn’t know how to speak English, he is poorly dressed, he is a thug, and you bring me to focus with that kind of a man?”
    On the decision of the Rivers government to handle some of the issues levelled against him in court, the transportation minister declared that his team was not given fair hearing by the panel set up in the state.
    Amaechi said, “Which court, okay let him go to court. He has no fact and he maligns people’s character. The process is that you set up a tribunal, but we’ve questioned the tribunal, we were not given a fair hearing.
    “Again, how do you know how the court came to its decision? We were not even informed. There is a panel of justices in Rivers State, which is the Court of Appeal. But by the time we knew it, they took away that matter from them and gave it to a panel that came from Adamawa.”

  • Paris Refunds: Dickson, Wike, other PDP govs decry ‘bloated’ figures by FG

    Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State and his counterpart in Rivers, Nyesom Wike have denied receiving the amounts published by the Federal Government as accruing to their states in the first tranche of the London/Paris loan refunds.

    Dickson said his government got only N14.5bn, contrary to the Ministry of Finance’s claim that he received N24, 895, 696, 347.55.

    The governor revealed this in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr Francis Agbo.

    The governor, therefore, called on the people of Bayelsa and the general public to ignore false publications on the state.

    Meanwhile, Governor Nyesom Wike also denied receiving the highest allocation of N34, 925, 785, 322.06 in the Paris Refunds.

    Wike while speaking in a church service over the weekend said he (Wike) along with Akwa-Ibom and Bayelsa States were short paid in the refunds.

    He noted that those short paid in the refunds are mainly members of the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

    He however challenged the Federal Government and the Minister of Finance in particular to make documentations of the refunds to states public.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Federal Government through the Ministry of Finance had made the N516, 384, 636, 883.81 disbursements to the 36 states and FCT from the Paris refunds public.

    The finance ministry in a statement said the funds released from the Paris refunds were strictly meant to pay salaries of workers.

    “The funds were released to state governments as part of the wider efforts to stimulate the economy and were specifically designed to support states in meeting salary and other obligations, thereby alleviating the challenges faced by workers,” a statement by the ministry said.

  • In Photos: Wike celebrates Real Madrid’s Champions League victory in style

    In Photos: Wike celebrates Real Madrid’s Champions League victory in style

    …promises to establish Real Madrid Football Academy

    Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Tuesday night threw a big party to celebrate Real Madrid winning the 2017 Champions League title.

    Also present at the bash were Former Attorney General, Hon Frank Ohwor, Former Acting National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus and PDP Chieftain; Prince Emma Anyanwu.

    Speaking at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Wike revealed that a Real Madrid Football Academy will be established in the state to groom international soccer talents.

    He added that he has opened discussions with the club management to actualize this goal.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Real Madrid won the champions League title for the 12th time in their history after defeating Juventus four goals to one on Saturday.

  • PDP is for ‘the old school’ – Tonye Princewill explains why he opted for APC

    PDP is for ‘the old school’ – Tonye Princewill explains why he opted for APC

    Tonye Princewill, Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State during the 2015 general elections has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Princewill had penultimate week formally tendered his resignation from LP, explaining that he did so because he wanted to make more impact in the lives of his people.

    Confirming his new move in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, the former guber candidate said after a careful study of the Nigerian political terrain, he decided to pitch his tent with the APC because of the pragmatic leadership style of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government.

    Princewill said he also had the choice of joining the former ruling PDP but it was for the old school and had no space for the young minds like him.

    He explained that, “PDP, especially in Rivers state, is for the old school, analog, very well seasoned politicians who have been in charge in one form or the other since 1999. Their top is too heavy.”

    The politician also announced that he will no longer run for the position of Governor of Rivers state, but would be rededicating his time and energy to ensuring youth involvement in politics from within the APC.

    He said, “After my recent resignation from the Labour Party, the path has been made clear for me to chart a new course for me and those who respect the politics that I preach. I have come to realize that no party is perfect and only we as Nigerians can solve our own problems.

    “So instead of waiting for our people to wake up, we have to work with those we can see. I have been critical of both parties but in my search for alternatives, it is clear to me now, that Nigerians are the same as our politicians. All parties reflect us, the very subtle difference is in he who leads and the ideology they preach.

    “In the choice between a Buhari or Osibanjo and a Fayose or Wike, my choice remains the duo of the APC every single day. But all politics is local and the affairs in my state need to be foremost in my mind too. Here the choice is between the leadership of Wike and that of Amaechi.

    “Again, my choice is Amaechi without hesitation. The past two years has allowed the dust settle and given the chance for governance to take hold. Compared to the first two years Amaechi was in office, I see a different mood in Rivers state.

    “Like an umbrella. Nothing comes down and since there is no vacancy at the top, there is no chance for young, fresh faces to grow. I don’t belong there and neither do you. Wike is trying his best in some areas, but the Governor’s best is clearly not good enough. If his few projects executed could feed the people and genuinely reduce the high rate of youth unemployment, it would have been better. My recent tour of the state has revealed that many of those who were angry with Amaechi in 2015, have cut their noses to spite their faces,” Princewill said.

    He also lambasted the current governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike for his leadership style, describing him as an old wine repackaged in an old bottle.

    His words, “There is nothing new about Nyesom E. Wike. It’s old wine in an old bottle forced on you to drink because of your anger with Amaechi. If I can reconcile with Amaechi, so can you. Now we have a chance to build a party of patriots. Come and help us. We need you.

    “Wike is doing the best he can. He and his team are simply not built for governance. They lack the capacity. You do not expect a mango tree to produce oranges. We have had a good 18 years of different kind of projects. What we need in Rivers state now is Mr. Jobs.”

    “As I have repeatedly said, I am no longer running for the position of Governor of Rivers state, but would be rededicating my time and my energy to ensuring youth involvement in politics from within the APC, where I feel I can make more impact. In 2007, I and Amaechi were fighting for the same position so when we decided to work together, we did so as partners. Now it is different.”

  • Amaechi rejects Wike’s award, calls it ‘poisoned chalice’

    Amaechi rejects Wike’s award, calls it ‘poisoned chalice’

    Minister of Transport and Former Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has rejected an alleged award of honour claimed to be coming from the current Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, saying any award from Wike is a poisoned chalice.

    In a statement issued to newsmen on Friday by the Minister’s media office, Mr. Amaechi also said that the claimed award coming from a man who has made it clear from the onset of his administration that he is his (Amaechi’s) arch enemy does not relate well with the broken relationship between them.

    Amaechi however urged Governor Wike to publicly apologise to him for accusing of of being the owner of the recently discovered $43m found in an Ikoyi apartment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC or face the wrath of the law.

    The statement read thus: “In the past couple of days, Minister of Transportation and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been inundated with calls and enquiries from journalists about a purported award/honour to him from Nyesom Wike, the current governor of Rivers State.

    “The minister was shown a publication of the Rivers State government indicating his name as one of many others to be given awards by Nyesom Wike. But as at today, Amaechi has not received any communication from Nyesom Wike and/or Rivers State government in this respect.

    “Be that as it may, we want to state categorically that whatever Wike claims to be giving to Amaechi is a poisoned chalice that has been unequivocally rejected by the minister.

    “Firstly, the purported award itself is a contradiction of monumental proportions, a contradiction that can only come from a warped and perverted mind. From day one as governor, Wike has made it his sole, one-point agenda to attack, abuse, insult and falsely denigrate Amaechi, his immediate predecessor and erstwhile benefactor.

    “Since he became governor, Wike spends most of his time making reckless, deeply irresponsible, malicious, false allegations against Amaechi, as he attempts, albeit fruitlessly, to malign and destroy the outstandingly superb performance and legacy of Amaechi in Rivers State.

    “So, what is the bases or criteria for Wike to give an award/honour to a man he (Wike) has rashly attacked and called all sorts of unprintable names in the past two years?

    For Wike to do a 360 and give an award to a predecessor, he (Wike) has consistently but misleadingly and deceitfully called Satan, Judas, non-performer, thief and only this week a sponsor of cultists, shows evidently that Wike suffers from a grave but rare form of psychosomatic malady.

    “Secondly, what will Amaechi tell Rivers People when he goes to collect an award from that man-child who sits in Government House that is directly or indirectly responsible for the present deplorable state of sufferings, economic and infrastructural decay, violence, crime, insecurity, kidnappings and killings in Rivers State? Amaechi will not accept any award from a petty lowlife conman, who rode to power on the blood of Rivers people.

    “Thirdly, the office of governor of any state is a prestigious, very dignified office and the occupant of that office who holds it in trust for his people is expected to act, talk and behave responsibly and decorously. When the governor talks, he should talk with facts and must be able to prove his claims.

    Most unfortunately for Rivers State, Wike possess non of these qualities. Wike is everything a governor should not be, with virtually no redeeming qualities. Amaechi will not accept any award from this kind of lying, reckless, irresponsible and brutal character that has become the laughing stock of the nation.

    “Finally, We will not relent to remind Wike and insist that he must go to court, like he vowed, to prove his frivolous claims that the over $43million Ikoyi money and luxury apartment (found by EFCC), belongs to Amaechi and were stolen from Rivers State by Amaechi; or be ready to face the wrath of the law at the appropriate time; the wrath of the people and ultimately the wrath of God, which no constitutional immunity can protect him from.

    “The only other alternative is for him to publicly apologize and tell us that he wickedly and maliciously lied when he had that disgraceful, middle of the night press conference to push the false narrative that Amaechi owns the money and apartment,” the statement concluded.

  • VIDEO: David Mark mocks Ortom, says he’s distributing wheelbarrows while Wike is commissioning projects

    Former Senate President, David Mark on Tuesday mocked Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom for distributing wheelbarrows as part of his empowerment scheme for youths in the state.

    Speaking from Rivers State during the commissioning of the remodelled Brick House, the former Government House in the state, Mark said, “Whilst people are here commissioning roads, commissioning projects and all other development projects brought to Rivers state, in my home state (Benue), they are giving out wheel barrows to empower people.

    “This is not my first visit to commission projects in Rivers state. I was here less than a year ago to commission one of the roads; I noticed tremendous improvement in the delivery of democracy dividends.

    “When the next election comes, you don’t need to bother with all manner of propaganda; these works would campaign for you.”

    See video below:

    https://www.facebook.com/378378918890631/videos/1417065225021990/

    Video Credit: Scannews

  • ‘Again, Governor Wike Goes Mad’ says Amaechi

    ‘Again, Governor Wike Goes Mad’ says Amaechi

    Former Rivers state Governor and current Minister of Transport, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has replied an alleged vindictment hauled at him by the current Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, saying Mr. Wike, has again “gone mad.”

    The Transport Minister was responding to an alleged Governor Wike’s allegation that he (Amaechi) is a sponsor of cultist groups and activities in the state. Mr. Amaechi said Wike has lied again as he had been lying before, challenging the Rivers Governor to provide any proof to substantiate his claims.

    In a statement made available to TheNewsGuru.com on Tuesday, Mr. Amaechi urged Governor Wike to approach the court rather than trying to draw attentions to himself from Nigerians who have become uninterested in him and his “lies against Amaechi.”

    the statement in full: “Yesterday, the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike continued to display unabated, his exclusive and uncommon strand of gubernatorial madness when he attempted to link his mentor, benefactor and predecessor Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as a sponsor of cultists in Rivers State. And as usual, Wike did not provide any shred of evidence to prove his claims.

    We know that Wike craves attention and always want to be seen in the media to be “exposing and fighting” Amaechi. However, we will burst his bubble this time and will not indulge him or dignify his crass stupidity. If he has any sense, Wike ought to know by now that no one takes him seriously anymore, especially whenever he makes those cooked-up vile, malicious allegations against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. This his new concocted story is not any different from the previous numerous false allegations he has made against Amaechi.

    Again, Wike’s new cult fabrication against Amaechi fits into Wike’s style and pattern of distraction and obfuscation- tell a lie to distract, and then tell another lie and another lie to distract our attention from the previous lie, creating an endless web of lies, confusion and deception. Same pattern of telling blatant lies with no proof or intention to prove his claims. Sadly, this is the kind of irresponsible, reckless, disgraceful garrulous, scallywag conman that presides over the affairs of Rivers State

    Wike wants us to forget that only recently, he made an allegation that the over $43million found in an Ikoyi apartment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were stolen Rivers State funds kept in the apartment by Amaechi. Wike had also lied that the luxury Ikoyi apartment belonged to Amaechi.

    But we won’t forget. We remember vividly that on the night of Friday, April 14, during his hurriedly arranged shambolic press briefing, Wike had threatened the President Buhari administration with fire and brimstone, vowing the mother-of-all legal action against the Federal government if the over $43million was not given to him within seven days. His 7-day ultimatum had long expired, yet no action, whether legal or otherwise by Wike to prove his malicious allegations and claim to the money. On Friday, May 6, when another opportunity was opened for Wike to prove his frivolous allegations against Amaechi and claim the money before Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos; neither Wike nor his lawyers were any where near the court to claim the money. Again, another no show.

    Nyesom Wike, also used his lackeys and minions like former President Goodluck Jonathan campaigner, Femi Fani-Kayode, Lere Olayinka(an aide to Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State) and one Senator George Sekibo who like a clown, foolishly blew a whistle on the floor of the senate to push his (Wike’s) false, malicious narrative of Amaechi’s ownership of the Ikoyi money. Nigerians are sick and tired of Governor Wike’s shameful spectacles, his nuisance value of wanting to entertain us regularly, with different frivolous stories about Amaechi.

    This fresh attempt by Wike to distract Nigerians from his earlier false, politically motivated allegations against Amaechi on the over $43million Ikoyi money, will not fly.

    We will continue to remind Wike and insist that he must go to court, like he vowed (as he goes, he can also take his minions and lackeys with him), to prove his frivolous claims that the over $43million Ikoyi money and luxury apartment belongs to Amaechi and were stolen from Rivers State by Amaechi; or be ready to face the wrath of the law at the appropriate time (constitutional immunity for governors is not for life) the wrath of the people and ultimately the wrath of God, which no constitutional immunity can protect him from.