Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has taken a swipe at the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for accusing governors in the region of mismanagement of 13 percent derivation fund. He said it was disingenuous for Akpabio who as Governor of Akwa Ibom State to act like a demi-god , to accuse incumbent governors of financial recklessness just because they did … Continue reading AKPABIO LACKS MORALITY TO ASK SOUTH-SOUTH GOVS TO ACCOUNT FOR 13 PER CENT DERIVATION- WIKE

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says, despite the inauguration of the advisory council of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), oil producing state governors are still sidelined in the affairs of the intervention agency. The governor noted that because the governing party dictates what happens in the NDDC, the commission now acts like a state on its own and refusing to interface with the … Continue reading GOVERNORS STILL SIDELINED IN AFFAIRS OF NDDC, SAYS GOV WIKE