Tag: Wike
‘Fubara Came To Beg Me In My House; But ‘Peace’ Not Yet Uhuru’-Wike (VIDEO)
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has confirmed that the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara begged him for reconciliation. Wike said Fubara visited him with two governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to seek reconciliation. He disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Wike and…
2027: ‘’I Will Frustrate Your Ambition Again’’- Wike Replies Atiku
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday declared that he would ensure that former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, fails in his push for the presidency. Speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Wike said he has no regret that Atiku refused to pick him as his running mate…
Emergency Rule: AGF Blames Fubara, Exonerates Tinubu, Wike (VIDEO)
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, on Wednesday, fingered the suspended Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara for being responsible for the political crisis in the oil-rich state. At a media chat with State House correspondent in Abuja, the AGF said President Bola Tinubu acted timely with his proclamation of emergency rule…
PDP Summons Emergency Meeting Over Wike
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is holding an emergency meeting at its headquarters in Abuja following the revocation of the party’s national secretariat land rights by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over unpaid dues. Wike’s decision to withdraw the Right of Occupancy was…
PDP Discredits Pro-Wike South-South Zonal Congress
The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Umar Damagum, has disowned the South-South Zonal Congress organized by loyalists of the former Rivers State governor in Calabar, Cross River State, on February 22. Damagum, in his first public statement on the controversial congress, emphasized that the PDP had not conducted any official congress…
‘’Heavens Won’t Fall’’ Wike Hints At Possible Fubara’s Impeachment
Amid the ongoing political tussle in River State, the immediate-past governor of the oil-rich state, Nyesom Wike, says heaven will not fall if the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly impeaches his successor Siminalayi Fubara. At a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), said there is nothing…
VIDEO: Fubara Vows to Re-present Budget Despite Ordeals at Rivers Assembly
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to represent the 2025 budget to the State House of Assembly, this is as he expressed dissatisfaction over the action of the lawmakers for denying him entry from the quarters on Wednesday. Fubara addressed residents of the Khana Local Government Area of the state during the commissioning of…
‘’Do The Right Thing If You Want Peace’’- Wike Tells Fubara
A former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said that for peace to return in the state, the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, must do the right thing. According to him, Fubara must represent the 2025 budget to the State Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule, and also resubmit the names of his commissioners for clearance. The…
Apex Court Stops CBN From Releasing Funds To Rivers Govt
The Supreme Court has barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation and other agencies from releasing funds to the government of Rivers State until it purges itself of what the court describes as flagrant disobedience to court orders. In a one hour, thirty-six-minute judgement delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye,…
Insecurity: Wike Doesn’t Care if People Live in FCT, We’re in Trouble—Sen Kingibe
Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the National Assembly, strongly criticized Minister Nyesom Wike for his indifferent attitude towards the well-being of FCT residents. Ireti said that Wike shows no regard for the populace residing in the nation’s capital. Speaking at an event in Abuja organized by activist Moses Paul to…
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