The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has mocked Atiku Abubakar over former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s public endorsement of Labour Party’s Peter Obi.Atiku was vice president during the Obasanjo administration between 1999-2007. But on Sunday, the former Nigerian president recommended Obi for the country’s number one seat next year, a move the Rivers State Governor said means “there is something fundamentally wrong”.“I was praying that Obasanjo should not say an...

Governor Wike of Rivers State has shut down the campaign office of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It was learned that the Rivers State government sealed off the campaign office based on Executive Orders 21 and 22.The office was said to have been shut for producing noisy political activities in residential areas without approval from the State government. The Rivers State PDP presidential campaign council, which made...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has vowed that political parties will not be allowed to hold rallies in the state without permission and he categorically stated that the order include Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.Wike made the vow on Monday, December 5, at a flag-off ceremony for a road project in Eleme, Rivers State.Wike said parties must follow official procedures before using public facilities for campaigns and rallies in the state.“What we are saying is that if yo...