APC Defection: Umahi Wants To Be President – Gov Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has slammed his Ebonyi State counterpart, Governor David Umahi, over his reasons for leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to him, Governor Umahi left the PDP because he wants to be the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023 and not injustice meted on the South East by the opposition party, as claimed. Governor Wike stated that committed members of the PDP were not surprised that the Ebonyi governor formally defected to the APC on Tuesday, which he had been fraternising with for a while. He decried that he felt offended
No regrets waging war on IPOB – Nyesom Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has explained that the ongoing operations by security agencies in Oyibo Local Government Area was against members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and not the Igbo. The governor, who said he had no regrets waging war against IPOB, insisted that he did not order soldiers or policemen to kill any Igbo living in the state. He described such allegation as balderdash. Wike spoke in a live television interview in Port Harcourt just as IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu claimed that soldiers killed 100 of his members and inhabitants of the oil-rich council allegedly
Wike Signs Executive Order, Bans IPOB, Lifts Curfew
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has signed an Executive Order proscribing the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the state. The governor who disclosed this on Wednesday during a state-wide broadcast in Port Harcourt made it clear that the state is home to all tribes. “We have everything against the presence and activities of the legally proscribed and anarchic Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and whatever that group stands for in Rivers State,” he said. “This is clearly a terrorist group whose existence, creed, mission, and activities are strongly denounced even by the Government and peoples of the South-Eastern States
Amaechi left legacies of white elephant, uncompleted projects – Wike
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has hit back at his predecessor and Minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, saying the former governor could only be remembered for white elephant and uncompleted projects in the state. He said instead of focusing on the real essence of development, Amaechi was concerned with awarding political projects to boost his personal ego. The governor spoke in Port Harcourt while replying Amaechi’s comments that under Wike’s government political intimidation and insecurity had become the order of the day. But Wike said that a project like Justice Karibi Whyte Hospital, which gulped $39.9million under Amaechi was a scam
Wike, Amaechi exchange words at Supreme Court justice’s burial
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday engaged in a verbal fight at the burial of a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, in the Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state. Amaechi, who is the Minister of Transportation, while speaking at the funeral service, lamented what he term the rising insecurity and political intimidation in the state, saying the state was back to the time of Ateke Tom, a former militant leader, who is now the traditional head of Okochiri town in Okrika LGA of the state. “You have lost your
They’re talking about where animals will eat when humans have not eaten — Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday caused a stir during a ‘Thanksgiving Service’ in his honour by the Anglican Dioceses of Rivers State at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Port Harcourt, where he insisted that there is no land to cede in the state for the suspended Ruga settlement for Fulani herdsmen, adding that the Federal Government under Buhari is talking about where animals will eat when human beings have not eaten. In his speech at the thanksgiving service for his election victory, governor Wike said: “You are talking about where animals will eat when human beings have not
Photos: Wike receives Osinbajo in Rivers
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday paid an official visit to Rivers state. He was received by the governor of the state, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike in PortHarcourt, the state capital.
Why I Am Supporting Gbajabiamila For Speaker House Of Reps – Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, said his support for the emergence of Femi Gbajabiamila (APC, Lagos) as Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives was “based on capacity, not party lines.” Wike stated this when the Gbajabiamila/Wase campaign team, made up of 110 lawmakers, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt. The visit was part of the ongoing Gbajabiamila’s South East/South South campaign tour for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, ahead of the inauguration of 9th Assembly.”I don’t support you based on party lines; I support you based on
Rivers APC Makes Peace With Wike
Members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state on Monday laid down their swords and pledged support for success of Governor Nyesom Wike-led government. Led by Senator Andrew Uchendu(Rivers East), the members under the aegies of “Elected and appointed members of the APC” told reporters in Port Harcourt, the state capital that the war of attrition was over. At the press conference was the State secretary of APC, Charles Bekee and spokesman, Chris Fynbone among other party chieftains. Uchendu expressed willingness of the opposition party to accept Wike’s call for peaceful coexistence of the all political parties. He said
BREAKING: INEC Declares Wike Winner of Rivers Governorship Election
Nyesom Wike has been declared by INEC as the winner of the Rivers Governorship Election. Wike who ran under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 886,264 votes to win the polls. More details shortly. credit: Channels TV
