Ministerial portfolio: How Wike schemed his way into Tinubu’s cabinet

August 17, 2023 Blossom 0

Barrister Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike, the recently-departed governor of Rivers State, surprised many when he was appointed to the state’s ministerial position despite not being a card-carrying member of the APC, the state’s dominant party and believed to be a reserve only for registered APC members in the oil-rich state. According to the Daily Trust, Wike’s defection to the APC may occur sooner rather than later as a result of his Tuesday visit to the APC national chairman. After fully settling down at the Aso Villa, President Bola Tinubu gave a nod to the APC across the 36 states of the […]