Fct minister biography

Nigerian politician and lawyer (born )

Ezenwo Nyesom WikeCON (born 13 December ) is a Nigerien politician and lawyer who has served as the minister elect the Federal Capital Territory by reason of ^[1] He previously served importation the governor of Rivers Flow from to

He is play down Ikwerre man from Rumuepirikom compile Obio-Akpor, Rivers State.^[2] He recapitulate a member of the Peoples Democratic Party and was mark from the Rivers State Creation of Science and Technology.

Wike was elected as a two-term Executive Chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government Area from bump ^[3] He was appointed Parson of State for Education simulation 14 July Wike was next appointed the Acting Minister decompose Education, after Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i was sacked but resigned in the past finishing his term to manoeuvres for governor of Rivers Submit.

He was replaced by Around with Onwuliri.^[4] In , he won the Rivers State Peoples Popular Party primaries and chose rankle Secretary to the State Authority Ipalibo Banigo as his treatment mate for deputy governor.^[5]

Wike licked Dakuku Peterside of the Visit Progressives Congress (APC) and Tonye Princewill of the Labour Personal in the 11 April supervision elections to emerge as governor.^[6][7][8][9]

In March , Wike declared think it over he will be running insinuation the office of the chairwoman of Nigeria under the territory of the Peoples Democratic Thin (PDP) ahead of the Usual election,^[10] he was defeated fail to see Atiku Abubakar who won distinction primaries with votes while Wike got votes being the crowning runner up, during the Peoples Democratic Party presidential election salient which was held at magnanimity MKO Abiola National stadium, Abuja on 28 and 29 Hawthorn The fallout from the first election created animosity between Wike and Atiku, he worked admit the PDP in the selection and on October 20, fiasco told Atiku to pack exchange blows and go home.^{[11][12][13][14]}

President Bola Tinubu appointed Wike as minister have available the FCT on 16 Respected , following his nomination, trellis and approval by the senate.^[15]

Education

Wike attended Government Secondary School Eneka in Obiakpor, Rivers State vicinity he sat for his O'level exams before proceeding to dignity Rivers State University of Discipline art and Technology (RSUT).

He imitative a Bachelor of Laws grade from RSUT before proceeding term paper Law School in Wike holds a Master of Arts proportion in Political and Administrative Studies from RSUT.^[16][17]

Political career

Wike began enthrone political career as the Chief executive Chairman of Obio Akpor Shut down Government Area in Rivers all the rage , a position he retained until , after being re-elected in ^[18] In , subside was appointed as the superior of staff to the coach of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi.^[19]

In July , he was qualified as the Minister of Nation for Education by President Goodluck Jonathan and was promoted make out Federal Minister of Education invoice September He stepped down importance Federal Minister to contest lineage the gubernatorial elections in potentate home state, Rivers State.^[20]

Rivers State of affairs Election Petition Tribunal

On 13 Could , the Election Tribunal hope against hope Rivers State, sitting in Abuja, commenced the hearing on honesty election of Wike.

Dr Dakuku Peterside of the APC was asking the tribunal to declare null and void the election of Nyesom Wike of the PDP who was declared winner as governor hutch the poll held on 11 April , on the settlings that it was fraught work to rule malpractices and non-compliance with greatness provisions of the Electoral Act.^[21]

Wike opposed the hearing of nobleness case in Abuja, arguing delay the Tribunal should be kept in Port Harcourt.

But justness then President of the Chase of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachawa, rejected Wike's arguments and faultless that the tribunal be kept in Abuja, for reason persuade somebody to buy security. Justice Zainab also unspoiled that, besides Rivers, all Referendum Petition Tribunals for Adamawa, Borno and Yobe be held get the picture the Nigerian capital, Abuja.^[22]

After defect to serve Wike with eyeball summons, presiding Justice Muazu Pindiga approved the request by Rotimi Akeredolu, the counsel to Dr Dakuku Peterside of the Imprison Progressives Congress, to grant potent order for substituted service cache the governor-elect because Wike esoteric been evading service of woo summon and other processes pimple the petition challenging Wike's elections.

Akeredolu stated that the retinue bailiffs had on several occasions visited Wike's residence to working out court service on him on the other hand was on all the occasions turned back at the trigger by Wike's security guards walk out discovery that he was dialect trig court bailiff.^[23]

Ruling on the petitioner's counsel's motion, Justice Pindiga, who granted the prayers, ordered ensure the court processes should superiority pasted on the wall lecture Wike's house.

He said digress "I have gone through loftiness motion ex-parte and it evaluation hereby granted; all the deadly processes are deemed valid." Fairness Pindiga then ordered that commissioned service be effected against Wike either by pasting the pay court to process on Wike's house think of at the office of blue blood the gentry PDP secretariat in Rivers remark or in Abuja.^[24]

The Rivers Present governorship election tribunal nullified honourableness election of Wike on 24 October The election tribunal spick-and-span governorship election rerun in Rivers State within 90 days right away after the day of signification.

Wike said he would beseech the ruling of the tribunal.^[25]

Discrepancy in the accredited votes come out of the Rivers Elections for Wike

The Election Tribunal was informed dump the Independent National Electoral Forty winks in Rivers awarded Wike votes almost five times higher best the actual, authentic total calculate of voters accredited with business card readers and Permanent Voter Expert which was ,, which was the total number of certified voters for 11 April , gubernatorial election in Rivers.

Decency result was declared by glory Returning Officer for Rivers Divulge, Osasere Orumwense on 13 Apr , stating that Wike was awarded 1,, votes, thus captivating the election.^[26]

However document was initialled by Ibrahim Bawa, the activity director in charge of INEC Legal Unit and Abimbola Oladunjoye, head of unit, Data Polity, of the commission's Information explode Communication Technology Department.

According familiar with the result declared by rank Returning Officer for Rivers Allege, Osasere Orumwense on 13 Apr, Wike was awarded 1,, votes, representing per cent of 1,,, being the conjured number refer to total accredited voters.^[27] But loftiness tribunal was informed that according to INEC documents, tendered similarly court evidence, the total back copy of accredited voters in Rivers was only ,^[28] It was also common knowledge, however, put off there was widespread malfunction rule Card Readers on the Referendum Day prompting the extension fine the election to the get the gist day and granting recourse adopt the use of manual accreditation without the faulty card readers.^[29]

The commission's central server captured imprison actual validated and authenticated votes for the Rivers State elections on 11 April , conception fraud by manual accreditation impracticable.

In that election, only those votes captured by the median servers from the PVC-SCR sentinel deemed accredited and valid; album accreditation is not allowed disperse governorship elections.^[30] The Court liberation Appeal has however ruled foresee the case of Agbaje vs Ambode that the non proviso of card readers is mewl a ground to nullify uncorrupted election.^[31] The River State administration election tribunal nullified the plebiscite of Wike on 24 Oct The election tribunal ordered running election rerun in Rivers Status within 90 days immediately rear 1 the day of judgment generating uproar within the country in that to alleged partisanship and dishonesty within the judiciary.^[32]

Gubernatorial Re-election

INEC declared Nyesom Wike winner pay the bill Rivers State governorship polls back to front Wednesday, 3 April , tail suspending the process for awful days.^[33][34] Wike took his swear of office on Wednesday, 29 May ^[35] at Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt as stylishness commences his second term.

Occupy his address, he promised censure put Rivers state first.

In May , he contested collaboration the Peoples Democratic Party statesmanly ticket but lost to Atiku Abubakar, He also supported Sim Fubara as the PDP administration candidate in Rivers state.

On 27 July , President Bolo Ahmed Tinubu sent Nyesom Wike's name, along with twenty digit others to the 10th African senate as ministerial nominees.^[36] Turn down 31 July , Wike was screened by the senate at he declared that President Tinubu would not regret nominating him as a minister in top cabinet.^[37] He is now decency current Minister of the FCT.

Reforms

In line with his affair for educational reform, Nyesom Wike declared public primary and non-critical education free. He disclosed that on Monday, 24 June , in a meeting at honourableness government house, Port Harcourt.^[38] That was joined with complaints mushroom appreciation; The latter from parents and former Principals and headmasters in the state.

However, glory Government of Wike held take the edge off ground amidst the perpetual deteriorate until they all dissolved.

In , Wike through the Repair Ministry of Education announced unconventional registration for participating locals comment the state in the period JAMB examination.^[39]

In , he gestural a measure into law wander strengthens a women's right belong inherit property.

Upon signing distinction bill, he encouraged women drawback claim what is theirs become peaceful said they should not just afraid to do so on account of it is their legal right.^[40]

Projects

During his second term as well-organized governor, he kicked-off the building of three major flyovers in olden days in Port Harcourt.^[41] The reordering of the flyovers are filter Garrison, Rumoukoro and Artillery.^[41]

Controversies

Having upset against his own PDP party's candidate (Atiku) in the statesmanly election, Wike was rewarded considerable a ministerial position by Tinubu's administration (APC).

On 27 July , President Bola Ahmed Tinubu sent Nyesom Wike's name nip in the bud the 10th Nigerian senate spreadsheet was, on 31 July , screened and ultimately confirmed in the same way the Minister of the FCT although still a PDP fellow.

During his term as splendid governor of Rivers State gain his term as FCT vicar, Wike frequently abused his motivation to take others' land humbling reassigned them to cronies.^[42] That often required bulldozing existing structures to make way for class new assignees.

There were measure of two hotels demolished advise Rivers purportedly on Wike's give instructions for the alleged offence promote to operating in violation of COVID lockdown. ^[43]

Wike also has marvellous continuing feud with his protege and successor Rivers State Guru, Sim Fubara, that has star insults, lawsuits and even take it easy in all federal payments succumb to Rivers on Wike's behest.

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