…says Ayu has already finished N11 billion from the party’s primaries Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has claimed that the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu, does not want to resign because he wants to continue overseeing the party’s finances. Wike stated this over the weekend at a media parley
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APC said I have done well, I feel proud – Wike
…I feel proud to say if the ruling party can say you have done well, who is that person? Let them come and campaign here – Wike The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed joy over an award bestowed on him by President Muhammadu Buhari. Wike who disclosed this in Port Harcourt, the State
Read moreAtiku campaign train storms Edo, 5 PDP Govs absent
…as Atiku promises to strengthen nation’s educational sector and revive the economy Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his loyalists again snubbed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Atiku Abubakar as his campaign train stormed Edo State. Govs Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) did
Read moreGov Wike missing as Atiku, Okowa storm Bauchi, receive 300,000 defectors
‘Governors of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed; Adamawa, Umaru Fintiri and that of Taraba, Darius Ishaku and their deputies were also in attendance’ The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and his loyalists went missing yesterday as presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa; and the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu
Read moreReports about Tinubu offering Wike senatorial ticket untrue – Aide
Few hours after Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State addressed a televised media chat in Port Harcourt, his media assistant, Kelvin Ebiri, has come out to deny reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, offered his principal senatorial ticket when they met in London, last month. The media had
Read moreSuspend me and face the consequences, Gov Wike dares PDP
Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has dared the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to suspend him if they so desire and be ready for the consequences. Wile said this during a live media chat in Port Harcourt, saying the party knows what he was capable of if they take such a decision.
Read morePDP Crisis: Gov Wike opens up on how Atiku emerged presidential candidate
Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Friday opened up on events that led to the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Presidential(PDP) candidate during the primaries. Recall that Wike, who lost the presidential ticket to Atiku in the May primaries, has so far refused to be swayed by entreaties to work with
Read moreRivers APC lashes out at Wike over scathing remarks against Amaechi
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has fired back at Gov Nyesom Wike for labelling his predecessor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, a “total failure” for perceived inability to attract development to Rivers in over seven years as minister. This came as prominent South-South leader, His Highness, Anabs Sara-Igbe, lashed
Read moreSultan of Sokoto visits Wike
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammed Abubakar, paid a visit to the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt on Friday. The Sultan paid a courtesy call to him at his private residence along Ada George in Port Harcourt. The respected monarch was in the Rivers State capital to declare open the National Conference
Read moreNobody Can Stop Me From Speaking Against Injustice in PDP – Gov. Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the time of reckoning is coming for those who continue to insist that they can take the national leadership in the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). The governor maintained that nobody can silence him from speaking against such injustice and demanding that the right thing be done. Wike spoke
Read moreParty Crises: 17 PDP Guber Candidates meet Wike
Ahead the 2023 general elections, seventeen governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, behind closed doors on Tuesday. The candidates were said to have arrived Port Harcourt at about 8pmand immediately went into the meeting with their host. A source from Government House, Port Harcourt, said the governorship
Read moreWike blows hot, vows to expose candidates planning to continue looting
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, alleged that some politicians campaigning ahead of the 2023 presidential election do not mean well for the country. He promised to reveal the identities of the concerned persons at the appropriate time so that Nigerians can use their votes to reject them. He noted that he
Read moreStop making outrageous demand from PDP, former minister tells Wike
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has urged the Rivers State Governor, Nyeson Wike, to stop making outrageous demands from the party. Babatope who was a former Minister of Transport said the demands allegedly made by Wike that the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku
Read morePDP crises worsen as Tinubu meets Wike, PDP Govs in London
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took another turn on Tuesday as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, met with some PDP Governors, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in London. It was learnt that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, his Abia State counterpart, Dr Okezie
Read more2023: Anxiety in PDP over Wike’s defection plan
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is experiencing anxiety over the planned defection of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike who was defeated at the primaries by the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Trouble allegedly began when the presidential candidate of the PDP overlooked Wike and chose Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate.
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