Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has commenced the construction of seven units of five-bedroom buildings for Judges of Rivers State Judiciary at the Akassa Street Old GRA. The flats were initially owned by Bayelsa State Government, but were recently demolished by Wike’s administration. Governor Wike clarified that the relationship between Rivers and Bayelsa remained cordial,…
While it is true that there may be some truth to the allegations, it is important to consider the hard facts. Governor Wike’s uncompromising attitude towards the Bayelsa State Government’s property in Rivers State may not be unconnected with Senator Douye Diri’s refusal to join the ill-fated G5 group and their leadership’s disobedience against the PDP.
Governor Wike said he had met severally with Bayelsa State governor Douye Diri and told him to renovate or build a benefitting edifice on the parcel of land because the formal existing structure contravened the Rivers State urban renewal policy. “I spoke to my colleague, the governor of Bayelsa State, Douyi Diri severally. I said…
The notion that the demolition of Bayelsa State government’s decrepit property in Port Harcourt was politically driven has been refuted by Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State. Instead, he attributed the demolition to the failure of leadership on the part of Bayelsa State. According to Governor Wike, a letter was sent to the Bayelsa…
The Bayelsa State government has expressed its displeasure over the reported demolition of its properties and eviction of its workers by the Rivers State government. Governors Nyesom Wike and Douye Diri In a statement released on Monday, the Bayelsa State government called on the governor and people of Rivers State to exercise restraint and desist…
Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has backed Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for insisting on equity, fairness and justice in the Peoples Democratic Party, describing the latter as his man of the year. Oshiomhole spoke while inaugurating the Rumuepirikom Flyover in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers State; a project constructed and…
In Nigeria, Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike is easily the the most talked about politician in recent times. Every day, he gladly graces the front pages and grabs the headlines of major newspapers, and it doesn’t look like it will end anytime soon. Digressing from the prolonged feud between him and his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar,…
Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike, has said the state House of Assembly acted extra-judicially when they recognized Celestine Omehia as a former governor of the state. He said the state lawmakers had no power to confer such recognition. The Governor made the comments on Friday when he signed the bill that derecognized Omehia as former…
The Executive Governor of Rivers State and former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that if the party’s National Chairman loves the party and wants it to win the coming elections, he should honour his words and step down for a Southerner to succeed him. Governor Wike stated this while reacting…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that his group will neither leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nor drop its demand in the party. The Executive Governor said they would remain in the party to fight for its preservation and enthronement of unity, inclusivity, equity and peace. Wike also vowed to use his…
