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Tinubu's Ministerial List: Serious Cracks in APC over Wike's Alleged Nomination
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Tinubu's Ministerial List: Serious Cracks in APC over Wike's Alleged Nomination

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Among the names that have been mentioned to be part of President Bola Tinubu's cabinet, former Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, is reportedly on the list
  • Wike was among the G-5 PDP governors that worked against the presidential candidate of their party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
  • The former governor had served as a minister of state for education during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan

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Port Harcourt, Rivers state - In the case of Rivers, the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders are divided as the majority of them have reportedly opposed the purported nomination of the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike as minister.

According to a report by Vanguard on Tuesday, July 25, Wike’s antagonists have officially written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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Wike may become a minister under President Tinubu. Photo credit: Press Unit - Rivers State Government House - Port Harcourt
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Ministerial list: Rivers APC leaders divided over Wike

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The newspaper also said some loyal party members who worked tirelessly for APC’s victory during the February poll have threatened to dump the party in the event President Tinubu abandons staunch members in Rivers state and opts for Wike.

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Wike’s critics reportedly described the environment created by the ex-governor, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, as hostile, which they will not forget in a hurry.

Ministerial list: Tinubu removes Wike, Ganduje's names over DSS report?

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that allies and supporters of the immediate past governors of Rivers and Kano states, Nyesom Wike and Abdullahi Ganduje, have been urged to dismiss the report that President Bola Tinubu has removed their names from the ministerial list.

The president allegedly removed the names of the former governors from his ministerial list over the report from the Department of State Service (DSS).

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President Tinubu to unveil ministerial list, details emerge

Legit.ng also reported that an aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari gave an update regarding the much-awaited ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to Bashir Ahmad, Tinubu will unveil the ministerial list on Tuesday, July 25.

Ahmad said the list would be announced at the Senate on Tuesday, provided there was no last-minute change.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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