(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has weighed in on the crisis rocking Rivers State amid the plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state. Receiving South-South leaders at his office on Tuesday, Wike, a former Rivers State Governor, emphasised the importance of holding his base to
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says no sentiments, no emotions will be considered in his efforts to do the right thing in the FCT. Wike made this known on Saturday in Abuja, while reacting to a trending video on social media showing the staff of Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company (AUMTCO), crying over
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, is eying the Secretary to Government of the Federation position should the party win the 2023 presidential election. “Some people have been given positions as we speak. Ayu wants to become the SFG. These
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Saturday said that the decision of the Southern Governors on open grazing and other issues remain irrevocable and must be respected.
NAN reports that the Forum of Southern Governors in one voice, recently announced a ban on open grazing in all the 17 Southern states.
Wike stated this during a grand reception held in his honour by Ogoni nationality in Bori, headquarters of Khana Local Government Area.
He said those opposed to resolutions taken by Southern governors in Asaba, Delta State, should realise that no section of the country is inferior to others.