Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Professor Prince Chinedu Mmom has resigned as a member of the State Executive Council. DAILY POST sighted the resignation letter dated May 15, 2024. He is a known loyalist of former governor Nyesom Wike. Professor Mmom referenced a “toxic” working environment as his reason for resignation, stating that such an […]
Rivers crisis: Blame Wike for your woes – PDP youths tell 27 defected lawmakers
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, youths, under the aegis of the National Solidarity Vanguard, have alleged that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, was responsible for the emergence of factions in the Rivers State House of Assembly. Recall that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, had declared the seats of about 25 lawmakers loyal […]
Rivers Crisis: I won’t’ve gotten to level 14 without Eleme – Fubara mocks Wike’s loyalist
Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State, on Tuesday, said he would not have gotten to Level 14 without passing through Eleme. Fubara disclosed this during the commissioning of the Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo road, also known as Old Bori Road in Eleme Local Government Area of the state. According to Fubara: “My story as a person will not […]
Fubara vows to probe Wike’s administration
Rivers State has been thrown into a protracted political crisis since last year after lawmakers loyal to Nyesom Wike, who is now the FCT minister, initiated a plot to remove Governor Fubara from office. The post Fubara vows to probe Wike’s administration appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Powered by WPeMatico
Rivers crisis: Tinubu’s neutrality healthy for democracy – Diaspora group
Some Nigerians in the United States have praised President Bola Tinubu for maintaining neutrality in the ongoing crisis between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Under the auspices of the Association of Nigerian Professionals in Diaspora (ANProD), the Nigerians said President Tinubu’s refusal to take sides with Wike is healthy […]
Rivers crisis: Fubara did not vote for Tinubu – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter has alleged that Governor Siminalayi Fubara did not vote for President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 Presidential Election. The Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee in the state, Chief Tony Okocha made the allegation in a statement he signed on Sunday. Okocha said, “Siminalayi Fubara did not […]
Rivers crisis: Call Wike to order now – Rivers youths tell Tinubu
Some Rivers State youths have called on President Bola Tinubu to take action and call his Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nysom Wike, to order over the continued political crisis in the state. The youths also asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to maintain neutrality in the face of the political disagreement in […]
Rivers crisis: No need for rehabilitation of Assembly quarters – Wike loyalists
A group of Rivers elders and leaders loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday visited the state House of Assembly residential quarters. This is coming a few days after Governor Siminalaye Fubara embarked on an inspection visit to the facility. DAILY POST recalls that during his visit, Fubara had […]
Court bars pro-Wike lawmakers from parading themselves as assembly members
Rivers crisis: Why police are at Rivers Assembly quarters – Commissioner Disu
The Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, Olatunji Disu, has explained the presence of police officers at the Rivers State House of Assembly Quarters in Port Harcourt. Disu made the clarification in an exclusive interview with Channels Television, saying that the police were only at the Quarters to prevent any breach of law and order. […]