The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted at disciplining Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. According to Umar Sani, Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, the party’s disciplinary committee, led by Chief Tom Ikimi, may sanction Wike for violating party rules. Sani…
Chijioke Ihunwo, chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government Area (LGA), has removed former Governor Nyesom Wike’s name from the administrative block of the council secretariat. The development comes amidst the supremacy battle between Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The two leaders have been at odds over the control of the political structures in the state….
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed why he didn’t support the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who currently serves as a minister under the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, and has been in the headlines partly on allegations of anti-party activities, said his decision was based on…
Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has stated that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the cause of the violence recorded in Rivers State following the local government elections. “The governor is the architect of the violence in Rivers State,” he said during an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday evening. https://x.com/channelstv/status/1843719495849795714?t=J1OldEicI65EXnVTveFI1Q&s=19 Regarding the burning…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to let go of any grip he desires to have over Rivers State and allow peace reign in the oil-rich state. Fubara, who stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, said he does not regret conducting the local government election in the state…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that there is heavy shooting ongoing at Rumuepirikom Community, the home of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike. A source in the area revealed to Vanguard News that earlier some people had come into the community and announced that people should not come out for the polls. It…
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, has asked Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), not to “put fire” in his state. In August, Wike warned governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against interfering in the affairs of the party in Rivers state. Wike and Siminalayi Fubara, governor…
The Elders Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party has apologised to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the ongoing rift between him and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. The elders, led by the Executive Director of Finance at the Niger Delta Development Commission, Boma Iyaye, apologised to Wike on Saturday at the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking to replace 27 allegedly defected Rivers State House of Assembly members. The pro-Wike lawmakers were said to have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. Justice Lifu held that the suit, instituted by the Action Peoples Party and marked…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dared any governor of leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to come on national television and call him a mole. He said this in an interview on a Channels Television Political Programme, Politics Today, in Abuja, late on Friday. The FCT minister…