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Bayelsa Campaign Council: Drama as Wike Makes PDP List After Ministerial Screening
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Bayelsa Campaign Council: Drama as Wike Makes PDP List After Ministerial Screening

by  Adekunle Dada 2 min read
  • Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made former Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, a member of the campaign council for the Bayelsa election
  • This is coming after Wike was screened by the Nigerian Senate as a minister following his nomination by President Bola Tinubu
  • Wike, Governor Seyi Makinde and other G5 Governors made the PDP list for the Bayelsa State National Campaign Council

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Yenagoa, Bayelsa State - Former Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike and other members of the G5 governors, who allegedly worked against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, all made the Bayelsa State National Campaign Council of the PDP for the upcoming election in the state.

The PDP National Public Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, discussed this in a statement issued late Monday night, The Punch reported.

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Wike makes PDP list for Bayelsa election/ Wike makes PDP list for Bayelsa election after ministerial screening by the Senate
Wike makes PDP list for Bayelsa election after ministerial screening. Photo Credit: Nyesom Wike
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Other members of the G5 are the former governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom; former Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu; and former governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

TheCable reported that While Makinde, Wike, and Ikpeazu, were shortlisted as members of the campaign council for the Bayelsa election, Ortom appeared as a member in both Bayelsa and Kogi.

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Ugwuanyi was listed as a member in Imo and Bayelsa campaign council.

“The national working committee (NWC) of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved the nomination of the following party stakeholders to serve in the national campaign councils for the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states,”

“The council shall be inaugurated on Wednesday, August 2, 2023.

National Assembly Confirms Nyesom Wike as Minister

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the Nigerian Senate has confirmed former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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The senator representing Rivers Southeast, Mpigi Barinada, said all the lawmakers and people of Rivers are in support of Wike's nomination.

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the nomination of former Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike as minister by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, said the party will take a definite decision on the nomination of Wike.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.

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