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LG Elections: Bauchi Gov, Mohammed, Flags Off Campaign

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1 year ago

August 8, 2024

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has flagged off the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) campaign exercise ahead of the Aug. 17 local government elections in the state.

Speaking during the flag off ceremony in Bauchi on Wednesday, Mohammed said that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s electioneering and campaign was not a gimmick nor a deception.

He said the party would go to the people so as to know that they were highly respected and for them to decide how to have good governance at the local level.

Mohammed called on all the candidates of the PDP not to think that because the party is in government and let their guards down but they should go to every corner, campaign and bring victory.

This, he said, at the end of the day, would enable the party to have a very strong local council in the state.

“With the supreme court ruling, we have brought only graduates, people that are competent to manage local governments and we are ready to give local government autonomy and we are doing it already.

“We have to work together to bring good governance.

“We don’t deceive the youth, we respect the people and that is why in the midst of the protest, we came to show you that Bauchi is different.

“The protest has shown us so many things and lessons to be learned and we in Bauchi are ready to change because change is the only thing that is constant. We have to change our ways to address the problems of these youth,” he said.

He also called for the stoppage of the protest so as not to destroy the country, adding that Nigeria is a country that every black nation is looking up to.

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BREAKING: Rivers Assembly Initiates Impeachment Proceedings Against Gov Fubara

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18 minutes ago

January 8, 2026

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The political situation in Rivers State shifted again on Thursday as members of the State House of Assembly initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Oduh.

At a plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader of the House, Major Jack, formally read the notice detailing allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Fubara.

The notice, which was endorsed by 26 lawmakers, accused the governor of actions allegedly in violation of the Nigerian Constitution.

Amaewhule announced that the notice would be served on the governor within the next seven days.

During the same sitting, the Deputy Majority Leader, Linda Stewart, read the notice of allegations and gross misconduct leveled against Deputy Governor Ngozi Oduh.

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[BREAKING] Fubara Vs Wike: Tension As Rivers House Of Assembly Suddenly Resumes Plenary

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37 minutes ago

January 8, 2026

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Rivers State House of Assembly will resume plenary today, bringing forward its earlier scheduled return date of January 26.

According to DAILY POST, the sudden resumption comes amid the ongoing political rivalry between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.

Recall that majority of the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly are loyal to the FCT Minister, who have sworn to work against Fubara in 2027.

Tension arising from the power struggle between Wike and Fubara has created uncertainties and anxieties in the oil rich Niger Delta state.

Details to follow…

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Rivers: Fubara Cancelled 10,000 Jobs I Initiated For Youths – Wike Alleges

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15 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State cancelling an employment process undertaken by his (Wike’s) administration which engaged 10,000 youths of the state.

Wike made this allegation on Wednesday at Ahoada main Town, during the ‘Renewed Hope Family thank you visit’ to Ahoada East Local Government Area.

He said his administration had employed 10,000 youths into different sectors of the state’s economy, but regretted that Fubara, his successor, sacked the beneficiaries.

He slammed Fubara for claiming the construction of Ahoada-Omoku and Emohua-Kalabari Road, which he said he had made 70 percent payment before handing over, describing the governor as “a bad child”.

“When I decided to dualise this Ahoada road, people thought it was impossible. But by the grace of God, today, Ahoada East, Ahoada Town, is coming back to be the city it is supposed to be. When I was a narcissist, I finished phase one of this dualisation.

“Then I flagged off phase two, which would end up in Omoku. The job was given the same day as the one of Emohua to the Kalabari area.

“I gave it to Julius Berger and we signed an agreement for Julius Berger to collect N4 billion every month from our IGR. The total amount of that road, and the one from Emohua to the Kalabari area, was about N80 something billion. So I said, if they collect four billion every month, that would give them 48 billion. That in two years time, they would have completed,” Wike said.