• Wike blames mischief makers • Ortom denies Nursing ambition The Rivers State Government has disowned campaign posters on the streets of Abuja, projecting Governor NYESOM WIKE as a candidate for the 2023 presidential election. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, PAULINUS NSIRIM, said Governor WIKE has not informed anyone that he was interested in the…
Senator ALI NDUME has shunned political consideration to join Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, to commission one his projects. Senator NDUME was elected on the platform of the APC for Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, while Governor WIKE is of the PDP. NDUME was invited by Governor WIKE to commission the newly built road…
Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, has criticized the Federal Government for not paying enough attention to challenges of oil producing communities in Ogoni land. Governor WIKE particularly knocked the Federal Government over the slow pace of the Ogoni cleanup programme, which he said only receives attention during elections. The Governor made the observation during the formal opening…
Leaders of the Northern Elders Forum have paid a visit to Rivers State to assess the impact of the recent EndSARS protest. Chairman of the Forum, Professor ANGO ABDULLAHI told Governor NYESOM WIKE that they had received complaints from their kith and kin of what happened during the protest. Professor ABDULLAHI said based on their interaction with…
The Rivers State Executive Council has approved a budget of four hundred and four-eight billion naira for 2021. The Council also approved the sum of two billion for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct local government elections next year. Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, KELVIN EBIRI, confirmed in a statement that the approvals…
Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, has advised President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, to listen to the demands by Nigerians in different parts of the country. Governor WIKE also warns that Nigeria could experience more crises if President BUHARI fails to implement the demands being made by Nigerians. WIKE made the observations as a follow-up to the seven-point demand by…