Politics

2023: Why I Shut Down Atiku’s Campaign Office In Port Harcourt – Wike

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3 years ago

December 25, 2022

With about two months to the presidential election, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has explained why he shut down the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign office in Port Harcourt.

Wike said he sealed-off the campaign office because it was sited in Port Harcourt without government approval.

The Governor said he evoked Executive Orders 21 and 22 to give legal support to the sealing-off of the campaign office.

He disclosed this at the inauguration of the 17.2 kilometres-long Bori-Kono Road in Baen community of Khana Local Government Area of the State.

According to him, “A few days ago, Maeba and Abiye went to Igboukwu Street, D-Line (Port Harcourt) without the approval of the government to site a political office.

“We are talking about Executive Orders 21 and 22 that have now been taken over by the law passed by the State House of Assembly. We did not send the chairman of Port Harcourt council to go and bring it (the building) down. We have the power.”

The PDP has been embroiled in an internal crisis over the failure of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign his position to pave the way for a southerner.

Wike is aggrieved with the PDP’s leadership due to the rotation of key positions in the party.

PDP zoned its presidential ticket and the National Chairman to the North, while sidelining the Southern part of the country.

To this end, Wike and the integrity group have been agitating for the removal of Ayu as the PDP’s National Chairman.

Politics

BREAKING: APC Fixes Date For NEC Meeting

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24 minutes ago

June 30, 2025

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, will hold its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting on 24th July, 2025.

Deputy National Secretary, Barr. Festus Fuanter, disclosed this after Monday’s National Working Committee, NWC, meeting.

DAILY POST reports that Umar Ganduje on Friday resigned as the party’s chairman and in his place, Ali Dalori was appointed in acting capacity.

Details shortly…

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JUST IN: Dalori Chairs First APC NWC Meeting Following Ganduje’s Resignation

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3 hours ago

June 30, 2025

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Following the resignation of former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Deputy Chairman (North), Ali Bukar Dalori, is now presiding over his first National Working Committee meeting in his capacity as Acting National Chairman.

Dalori, along with several NWC members, is currently meeting at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.

The Monday meeting is expected to review recent developments within the party and formulate an official position.

Present at the ongoing meeting are the National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, and other key party officials.

Details shortly…

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NEC Meeting: Police Manhandle, Arrest Worker At PDP Secretariat

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4 hours ago

June 30, 2025

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Amid the escalating crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party over the position of National Secretary and the forthcoming 100th National Executive Committee meeting, security agents have reportedly manhandled and arrested Thomas Ibu, a staff member in the party’s Publicity Department.

A PUNCH correspondent at the PDP National Secretariat in Wuse Zone 5 witnessed several policemen surround and apprehend Ibu.

The incident prompted other PDP staff members to attempt to intervene, resisting the police’s actions.

However, the security operatives overpowered them and swiftly took Ibu away.

As of the time of filing this report, the reason for the arrest remains unclear.

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