Nyesom Wike
Nyesom Wike is the former Governor of Rivers State and a prominent figure within the PDP, whose leadership and subsequent defeat in the 2022 presidential primary have been central to the ongoing internal conflicts in the party.
Born on Dec 13, 1977 (48 years old)
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Nigeria:
Nyesom Wike-backed faction, led by the Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Abdulrahman Mohammed, had on November 25, 2025, secured a judgment from the Federal High Court, Ibadan.
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Nigeria:
The convention, backed by the governors against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, produced Turaki as national chairman of the party.
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Nigeria:
FCT minister Nyesom Wike was present at the swearing-in ceremony of Tunji Disu.
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Nigeria:
Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, supports candidates aligned with President Bola Tinubu's vision.
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Nigeria:
Nyesom Wike is the Federal Capital Territory Minister who has had a long-running political rivalry with Siminalayi Fubara.
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Nigeria:
Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister Nyesom Wike departed the Presidential Villa together in a symbolic display of truce.
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Nigeria:
Nyesom Wike is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory who commented on political actors in Rivers State uniting under President Bola Tinubu’s agenda.
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Nigeria:
Nyesom Wike is backing a caretaker committee for the Peoples Democratic Party amid a power struggle.
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Nigeria:
Nyesom Wike is the Minister of the FCT backing the caretaker committee's reopening of the party's national secretariat.
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Nigeria:
Nyesom Wike has declared that supporters of President Bola Tinubu in Rivers State do not require the backing of a sitting governor to mobilise for the president’s re-election bid in 2027.
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