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Nyesom Wike describes those supporting Governor Fubara as "political buccaneers"; confirms his relationship with Peter Odili is now strained… Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State now supporting Governor Siminalayi Fubara as “political buccaneers”. This is coming after PDP leaders in Rivers State, Abiye Sekibo; ex-PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus; ex-governorship aspirant, Celestine Omehia; and ex-lawmaker, Austin Opara; declared support for Fubara and also called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Wike. In an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, April 2, Wike claimed that the so-called…

Rivers Crisis: I Put Fubara In Power, He Must Comply With My Terms The former Rivers governor asked his successor to solve his issues with the state Assembly and to stop treating them as his boys. Fubara and WikeFCT Minister and the immediate-past governor of Rivers state, Barr Nyesom Wike has spoken about his rift with his successor, Governor Sim Fubara. He stated that he put him in power yet Fubara betrayed him by refusing to comply with their agreement. Wike also denied influencing the State House of Assembly to threaten to impeach Fubara, adding that he and the governor…

Fresh Twist as Gov Fubara's Commissioner Dumps Rivers Cabinet, Joins Tinubu's Camp Rivers state commissioner for works, George-Kelly Alabo, has dumped Governor Siminalayi Fubara to pick an appointment from President Bola Tinubu. Alabo announced his resignation from Fubara's cabinet barely 24 hours after Tinubu appointed him as the DG of BCDA The former commissioner first resigned from Fubara's cabinet at the head of the disagreement between the governor and his predecessor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara's commissioner for works, George-Kelly Alabo, has resigned from his position to take up an appointment given to him by President Bola Tinubu. In his letter of…

I’m ready to sacrifice my office for peace of Rivers — Fubara Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has emphasised that he is ready to sacrifice his office for the peace of the state. He stated this in an interview with AIT that no sacrifice is too great for him, as he is willing to relinquish his position if it would contribute to the tranquility of Rivers State. He said, “No sacrifice will be too big for me to pay for the success of this administration. “And the reason is very simple, it’s not political love, it’s not because I…

GOV OTTI LEADS RECONCILIATION AS EDO LABOUR PARTY GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANTS RALLY BEHIND CANDIDATE, OLUMIDE AKPATA Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has expressed confidence in the capacity of Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate in Edo State, Barr. Olumide Akpata, to win the Edo gubernatorial election holding in September. Governor Otti spoke Thursday morning at the end of a marathon meeting he convened in Umuahia, capital of Abia, on Wednesday, and attended by members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and all the aspirants, to review the party's governorship primary election, held in Benin, last Friday, February 23,…

APC Makes U-turn, Declares Edo Governorship Primary Inconclusive Following the controversy that trailed last Saturday’s governorship primary election in Edo State, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has declared the poll inconclusive. This was disclosed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Tuesday after the leadership of the party had an emergency meeting with the NWC at the party secretariat in Abuja. The poll, which was conducted on February 17 had produced three winners. The Chairman of Electoral Committee of the primary, Governor Hope Uzodimma, had announced Dennis Idahosa as winner, while returning officer, Stanley…