500 Ex-Councillors Endorse Wike For Second Term

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

Ad

$4.5bn: Court Admits More Evidence Against Emefiele

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on October 9,2025, admitted more evidence against a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in an alleged $4.5bn fraud. Emefiele is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demand preferred against him by…

NEITI Warns of Deepening Transparency Crisis, Says Nigeria Lost $3.3bn to Oil theft, Sabotage

By Obinna Uballa Nigeria lost an estimated 13.5 million barrels of crude oil valued at $3.3 billion to theft and pipeline sabotage between 2023 and 2024, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed. Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2025 Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria…

Oil Eases over 1.5% after Gaza ceasefire

Summary Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire, return of hostages US oil product supplied highest since December 2022, EIA says Stalled peace talks in Ukraine underpin prices Oil prices edged slightly lower on Thursday after Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement to cease fire in Gaza. Brent crude futures were…

Ad

Over 500 former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Councillors Wednesday declared their support for the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to run for a second term as governor of the oil rich state.

The councillors who trooped to Government House Port Harcourt on a solidarity visit declared that Governor Wike has performed creditably well and deserves to be re-elected.

Chairman of the PDP Ex-Councillors Forum, Rivers State Chapter, Mr LoveGod Nweze declared that members of the forum are satisfied with Governor Wike’s roll out of projects and programmes for the people of the state.

He said: “We commend the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike for the execution of people oriented projects across the state.”

“We applaud Governor Wike for redeeming Rivers State from the clutches of evil forces who held the state down. He has invested in the development of all the local government areas of Rivers State.”

They thanked God for giving Governor Wike the enablement to work for the people of the state. They urged him to accommodate former councillors in the execution of development projects.

Responding, Governor Wike said that the Former Councillors form a solid power bloc that will be used to reach out to the grassroots.

He assured the former councillors that the State Government will phase the payment of their severance allowance.

He said: “We will encourage Local Government Areas to pay severance allowance to former councillors. However, because of the number, we will phase the payment.”

The governor said that the state government will reach out to the former councillors through appointments. He informed that the group will nominate one member each for the Seven Local Government Areas where vacancies exist.
Governor Wike assured the people of the state that his administration will continue to deliver democracy dividends to the people of Rivers State.

Ad

Unlocking Opportunities in the Gulf of Guinea during UNGA80
X whatsapp