BREAKING: Surprise as Rivers Governor Wike Increases Special Assistants to 200,000
- Amid the PDP crisis, Governor Nyesom Wike has taken a major step in Rivers state to shock his political watchers
- After appointing 100,000 special assistants on Thursday, the Rivers state governor on Friday, employed another 100,000 appointees with immediate effect
- Speaking on his latest move, Wike said the special advisers had shown willingness to work for him, hence he decided to engage them in his administration, a few months before leaving office
An emerging report by The Nation indicates that Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has increased the number of his newly appointed special assistants on political units to 200, 000.
The Governor made this disclosure while inaugurating the last batch of the 100,000 appointees at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area on Friday, November 3rd.
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Wike gives reason for his latest move
The aggrieved PDP chieftain, Wike, said he decided to increase the number to accommodate more people, who had shown willingness to work for him.
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The Governor, who said the gesture was part of the stomach infrastructure he promised the state, asked local government chairmen to return to their domains and identify more people for appointments.
2023 election: Why Wike signed Executive Order 21, Rivers APC gives powerful reason
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has maintained that the fear of the party is responsible for the signing of Executive Order 21 by Governor Nyesom Wike.
Darlington Nwauju, the Rivers APC publicity secretary made this disclosure through a statement.
He noted that the popularity of the party is the reason why many political parties are filing different suits against the APC to stop the party from participating in the 2023 general elections.
The publicity secretary of the APC in Rivers state, further stated that the APC will adopt a different approach to woo electorates during the 2023 general elections.
Nyesom Wike emerges Nigeria's political 'fashion god' amidst PDP crisis
Away from politics, Governor Wike will give Nollywood and fashion icon Richard Mofe-Damijo a run for his money when it comes to wearing clothes and looking good.
Popularly called 'Nyerishi' by his Ikwerre kinsmen, the governor's clothes have recently been subjected to scrutiny.
In the past few weeks, the Rivers state chief executive seems to have made a deliberate effort to change his wardrobe while maintaining his position as one of Nigeria's arguably best-performing governors.
Source: Legit.ng
