Tag: Bar Nyesom Wike

Between Wike and Gumi, who really owns Abuja? By Lasisi Olagunju

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Before Abuja, there was Lagos as our Federal Capital. And this is where I would want to believe that there is something about our North and Federal Capital Territories. Before independence and immediately after independence, Lagos had a succession of two ministers of Lagos Affairs, both were northerners. One was Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua, father of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. There was also Muhammadu Ribadu, grandfather of our immediate past First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari. Years later, Nigeria moved to Abuja and a long line of FCT ministers was…

Bayelsa Guber polls: Another setback for APC as Lokpobiri settles Wike, Diri rift. * Sylva still in trouble water *Group wants Lokpobiri, Lyon, others punished by NWC

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Another setback has hit the Bayelsa State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) following report that the Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has smoothened the frosty relationship that existed between Governor, Senator Douye Diri and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Investigation revealed that Lokpobiri was the architect of the reconciliation between Diri and Wike. Diri and Wike fell apart after the PDP presidential primary which produced former Vice President president Atiku Abubakar. It was alleged that Diri supported Atiku against Wike . According…

Wike, Miyetti Allah And Need To Restore Abuja’s Master Image By Law Mefor

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At the risk of sounding harsh, Africa’s main problem is its lack of civilisation. They choose to remain rooted in the most primitive stages of human development rather than progress and embrace modernity. This came into play once more with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association’s rejection of the Minister of Abuja’s directive that livestock herding be restricted to the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory. Given his background, many anticipated a rebirth of Abuja when Ezenwo Nweson Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, arrived as minister. The Federal…