He managed to defy opposition from other northern barons in the party such as Bukola Saraki from Kwara state as well as hostile resistance from Nyesom Wike governor of Rivers state...
Ten days earlier Abubakar won the presidential primaries of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) with 371 votes against runner up Rivers State governor Nyesome Wike's 237 votes...
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Abubakar who hails from the north-east state of Adamawa and runs an oil services company won 371 votes against the 237 votes for Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike who had campaigned energetically as a candidate for the oil-producing south-south region...
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Among the PDP's front-running southern candidates are the incumbent governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike and ex-governor of Anambra State Peter Obi...
Leading politicians from the Delta such as Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike are set play an outsize role in those elections competing for the region's loyalty...
Despite having provoked anger among elders in his base in the Niger Delta region for his alliance with Buhari Amaechi could also reconcile with many of them including former friend turned foe current Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike...
Two governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Seyi Makinde of Oyo have a good chance of the getting the nomination (AC Vol 62 No 18 Fighting for the fiscus)...
But governor Ahmadu Finitri of the north-eastern state of Adamawa has shown interest in siding with fellow opposition politician Nyesom Wike of Rivers...
A federal court ruling on 7 September backing the right of Rivers State to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) on commodities sold within its borders is a critical victory for its governor and opposition leader Nyesom Wike...
Governor Nyesom Wike placed a 50 million naira (£95 000) bounty on the head of the state's IPOB leader Stanley Mgbere in October...