Ministerial List: Real Reason Behind Wike’s Nomination Revealed

• More conversations have begun to erupt about the nomination of Nyesom Wike to the ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
• Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, is a chieftain of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
• Meanwhile, former minister and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, believes Wike deserves to be enlisted due to his role in President Tinubu's victory at the presidential polls

Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, a former Minister of Works under the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed the reason why ex-Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, was included in the ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

According to the former minister, Wike's nomination was compensation for his pivotal role in the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the presidential polls.

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Wike, who led Rivers State under the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), worked for Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential poll following a fallout with his party's leadership.

About two months after Tinubu was sworn in, the Nigerian leader sent a list of ministerial nominees to the Senate with Wike, who has yet to leave the PDP, headlining it officially.

However, this has caused a series of controversies within the ranks of the Rivers State APC due to Wike's affiliation with the PDP.

Wike deserves ministerial nomination - Ogunlewe

Regarding this development, Senator Ogunlewe stated that Wike deserves his enlistment in President Tinubu's ministerial list.

Senator Ogunlewe, who was a guest on Channels TV's late-night program, "Sunday Politics," said:

“It is so easy to decipher. If you are following the development that cumulated in the last election, you would know the role Wike played, and you must give him compensation for that role.”, Business Day quoted.

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According to him, Wike was not the only one who worked for the APC’s success in the presidential election.

He says people like ex-governor Dave Umahi and Nasir El-Rufai merit nominations based on their antecedents.

Senator Ogunlewe believes someone such as Umahi needs to “replicate” his infrastructural drive in Ebonyi State at the national level.

Rivers Governor Speaks on Wike's Nomination as Tinubu's Minister

Meanwhile, River State's Siminalayi Fubara is the first PDP governor to congratulate Nyesom Wike for being nominated as a minister by President Bola Tinubu.

The PDP governor expressed confidence in the competence of his predecessor, adding that his commitment to uniting Nigeria pushed him to victory.

Wike was among the 28 ministerial nominees read on the Senate floor by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday.

Source: Legit.ng