The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has again rejected the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike from joining the party, accusing him of terrorizing it for eight years. According to Darlington Nwauju, who’s currently serving as the Publicity Secretary of the party, Wike can’t join the party due to the terror he unleashed on the party for eight years.
Immediate Past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike He disclosed this in a statement he issued Monday, describing Wike as an enemy, hence wouldn’t be allowed to join the party. The statement reads partly: “The terror unleashed on our party members in the cause of his eight years of maximum rulership alone is enough evidence to confirm that Wike has no business with Rivers State APC. “Asking him to come and take over is asking an enemy to come and finish off his victims. “We are aware of his schemes to escape justice over the looting of the collective patrimony of Rivers people which is the major reason for his romancing top APC members. “For those who may be suffering from amnesia, a non-APC member cannot be a cheerleader for the entry of Wike into APC.” During the last presidential election, Wike had openly campaigned for President Bola Tinubu. Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dumped his party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for Tinubu of the APC. Following Wike’s commitment to ensure that Tinubu won the presidential election, a chieftain of the APC and former Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha stated that Wike deserves to reap what he sowed in making President Bola Tinubu victorious in the 2023 presidential election. Okocha who was the Coordinator of the BAT-Vanguard, an acronym for the disbanded Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard in the South-South said Wike has the right to join any party. Okocha stated, “We are noticing that some persons who abandoned Tinubu when Tinubu needed them most and voyaged outside the shores are now relying on their personal relationships one way or the other to begin to make some sense of entitlement. “That they are entitled to whatever. In the leadership of the Tinubu family in Rivers State, we are at peace 100 per cent with His Excellency, Barr Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State as our leader. “He who pays the Piper dictates the tune. When it was difficult, even when the national body could not oblige us with funds for the national rally here, the magic was done by somebody.” He also urged the former Rivers State Governor not to delay in joining the APC to reap from his efforts in seeing Tinubu as President. “Our demand is that nobody should rob Peter to pay Paul. Our own share of the booty given to us should be handed over to His Excellency Nyesom Wike. “We are confident that as soon as it gets to him, he knows those who worked for Tinubu, and it will get to us. “It is only natural, that is how it should go, ” he added.
MKO Abiola While addressing reporters on Monday, Mr Dele Oladeji, State Chairman of the party to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day said in a statement that the party wanted Tinubu to declare MKO as president-elect of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election so as to bring an end to a long lingering injustice against Nigerians. Oladeji noted that the “June 12 Day” remained a blight and watershed on the checkered democratic history of Nigeria and Africa “We request a release of the official result of June 12, a declaration of late MKO as the president-elect and presentation of insignia office and necessary compensation to his family.” The chairman stated that the requests would bring an end to long lingering injustice and correct devastating social and electoral bills against Nigerians and Nigeria. “This request will not be for only late MKO Abiola but for all Nigerians and the world at large, who will feel a huge relief. “It will also restore their faith and hope in the country afresh. “At this time, the June 12 Day should start to be celebratory like the Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Also, it should stop being a day we keep mourning the injustice, loss to lives and property and the democratic rape of June 12 debacle,” he said. The chairman reiterated that a fulfilment of the party’s request would shore up renewed hope in the democratic system of Nigeria and Africa. He explained that it would bring a lot of maturity and faith in the democratic system in Nigeria. “It will build trust, faith and hope in the government of Tinubu, develop and foster rapid growth of the judicial and justice system and process in Nigeria.” Oladeji said this was the right to bring Justice to June 12 because a few of the active actors are still alive. “Ex-president Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida who annulled the election is still alive, Prof. Maurice Iwu, the third INEC chairman who conducted the election, Prof. Wole Soyinka and Mr Dele Momodu. “Others are Dr Kayode Fayemi and President Bola Tinubu l, who were major actors and prominent agitators in the June 12 debacle. “Tinubu was not only a victim and active actor but also went on exile with other like- minds, members and leadership of NADECO,” he said. The chairman said the party looked forward to the official announcement of the result of the June 12, 1993 election and declaration of the winner while congratulating the President on the eventual victory of the Feb. 25, presidential election. “We wish the President and Nigerians a successful tenure and a prosperous reign.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that former President Muhammadu Buhari on June 6, 2018, declared June 12 as Nigeria’s democracy day instead of May 29 in honour of late Chief M.K.O Abiola. Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election died in detention for an alleged treason. The declaration followed many years of agitations by civil society groups that Abiola must be immortalized. According to Buhari, the change was to remind all Nigerians of one free election after which the presumed winner along with Nigerians were denied their rights and their choices. Meanwhile, the Secretary of M.K.O. Abiola’s family, Ameen Abiola said the family expects President Bola Tinubu to pay the presidential entitlements of the deceased. Ameen addressed reporters on Monday at a prayer session at the M.K.O. Abiola family house in Gbagura, Abeokuta, the Ogun capital. The family said beyond payment of the entitlements, they look forward to seeing the government to implement the promises Abiola made to Nigerians. Ameen noted that they believe the current administration would ensure that all “incentives due to Abiola get to the family.” “This government has the capacity to ensure that all incentives that are due to the Abiola family get to us. “I believe this government would do everything to make sure that we get what we should have gotten from the previous government,” he added. 
Speculations as Tonto Dikeh flaunts mystery man at 38th birthday party. Photo Credit: Tonto Dikeh. Source: Instagram. While many celebrate her on her birthday, some observant netizens insinuate that the Caucasian man is probably her new man. One netizen congratulated her on finding a man deserving of her love as many Nigerian men do not appreciate her. The netizen wrote: “Tonto…if he’s your new man kudos Naija men no dey appreciate u, sis…I’m happy for you”.
