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  • Gov Wike relaxes curfew in Rivers LGAs

    Gov Wike relaxes curfew in Rivers LGAs

    Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike has reviewed the curfew in Port Harcourt City and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of the state from 8.30pm to 6am starting effective Sunday May 16, 2021.

    Governor Wike however announced that the curfew time in other parts of the state remains 7pm to 6am until further notice.


    He disclosed this when he addressed the people of the state, in a broadcast, Saturday evening.

    He urged the residents to be vigilant as they go about their lawful businesses, assuring that security officials are on ground to address any state of insecurity.

  • We are not part of your Secession Agitation – Gov Wike

    We are not part of your Secession Agitation – Gov Wike

    Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has asked secessionist agitators to take their clandestine activities out of the state.

    Wike gave the warning when the traditional rulers, political and opinion leaders of Ekpeye nationality paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday,

    The Governor also said as part of measures to stamp out criminality in Ahoada West and Ahoada East LGAs, he had placed a bounty on two notorious gang leaders, VIP and Comasi operating in that axis of the state.

    The Governor said his administration would protect the state and its people against such persons, who thought they could annex the state.

    He said: “Rivers State does not belong to any other place. It is an autonomous state. Nobody in other state can come and tell us that we are with them, No.

    “So, I will not allow anybody to enter this state to tell us that we are part of them. We will do everything we can to protect the interest of our state.

    “We are a friendly people. We will allow anybody to come here and do business. But nobody should go beyond doing business to hoist unnecessary flag here. We will not take it.”

    The Governor advised Ekpeye people not to leave anything to chance but to be vigilant by monitoring the activities their communities.

    He urged them to report suspicious movements to security agencies to enable them take proper action that could avert possible attacks

    He said: “Nigeria has collapsed. Security has also collapsed. There is no day you won’t hear ten people have been killed, 20 people have been killed, 30 have been kidnapped.

    “There is no assurance of protection of life anymore. You owe it now to yourselves to protect your life. Be vigilant.

    “When they say there is curfew, obey. It is for your own interest. Now that we have put that curfew, we are watching how crime rate is going down.”

    Wike, who blamed failure of parents to inculcate moral values and discipline in their children for the prevailing social vices, urged the leaders of Ekpeye nationality to collaborate with government to tackle the menace of kidnapping and other criminal activities in Ahoada West and Ahoada East local government areas.

    Wike enjoined the two chairmen of Ahoada West and Ahoada East councils, including the traditional rulers to stop administering the area from Port Harcourt, the state capital.

    He urged them to relocate to their various communities, live among their people, understand their problems, work together with their wards and solve their problem.

  • Wike, Fintiri reconcile Ortom and Mohammed

    Wike, Fintiri reconcile Ortom and Mohammed

    Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his colleague in Adamawa Umar Fintiri, on Tuesday, brokered peace between the warring Governors, Samuel Ortom of Benue and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State who had been at loggerhead over the issue of herdsmen who carry AK-47 rifles.

    Speaking to journalists at the end of the peace meeting held in Port Harcourt, both Governors Ortom and Mohammed say they’ve resolved their differences and that the issues were misinterpreted.

    They also blamed their outbursts on the failure of the security architecture led by the federal government.

    While thanking Governor Nyesom Wike and Governor Umaru Fintiri for the peace meeting, Governor Samuel Ortom and Governor Bala Mohammed also resolved to continue to partner and work with each other for the common interest of their people.

  • Gov Wike’s presidential campaign posters surface in Abuja

    Gov Wike’s presidential campaign posters surface in Abuja

    Presidential campaign posters bearing the name and pictures of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, have surfaced in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

    Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, is serving his second and final term of four years as the governor of the South-South state.

    Our correspondent sighted the posters that are in two different types in Abuja on Monday morning.

    They were posted in strategic locations on the popular Herbert Macaulay Way in the Central Business District of the FCT.

    Some were seen pasted on the fence of a building that served as the Buhari/Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Office in 2015 and 2019.

    Some others were seen posted close to the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and also opposite the Nigeria Defence College popularly called War College.

    According to the inscriptions on the posters titled “Rescue Nigeria 2023,” they were produced by the National President of Rescue Nigeria Movement, Jingiri Bala Mato.

    The posters which bear the logo of PDP read, “Rescue Nigeria from insecurity, poverty, bandit killing. Support Chief Barr Nyesom Wike for President, Federal Republic of Nigeria 2023.”

    Our correspondent noticed that the governor’s first name, Nyesom, was wrongly spelt as “Nyemsom” in the two different posters.

    One of the posters bears the picture of the governor in the traditional South-South wear with a bowler hat to match, while he was dressed in a Northern outfit with a cap to match in the second poster.

    There has been speculation that Wike may be considering a joint presidential ticket with his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, for the 2023 election.

    Tambuwal, who is also serving his second and final term as the governor of the Northern state on the platform of the PDP was one of those invited by Wike to inaugurate some projects in his state recently.

    He contested for the PDP’s presidential ticket for the 2019 general election and lost to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

    Tambuwal enjoyed Wike’s support for that primary election held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.

    Wike had also last week pledged a donation of N500m to victims of the market fire in Sokoto State.

    The pledge attracted criticism to the governor from opposition political parties and others.

  • Gov Wike Direct Schools in Rivers To Reopen On Monday

    Gov Wike Direct Schools in Rivers To Reopen On Monday

    The Rivers State government has directed private and public schools in the state to reopen on Monday.

    This was announced by the Permanent Secretary at the Rivers State Ministry of Education, Chidi Adiele, in a statement on Sunday.

    According to Adiele, all schools in Rivers are to resume academic activities on January 4 for the completion of the first term academic session.

    He explained that the directive was issued with the approval of the state governor, Nyesom Wike, in line with the school calendar published in August 2020.

    The government, however, warned the schools to maintain all COVID-19 protocols, including the wearing of face masks and the use of hand sanitisers.

    It also asked them to introduce staggered classes for morning and afternoon in order to avoid overcrowding of the schools.