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Nyesom
Wike
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The
former Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Monday emerged
the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, in
a peaceful primary conducted at Community Secondary School, Nkpolu in Port Harcourt
Local Government Area.
The
former Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Monday emerged
the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, in
a peaceful primary conducted at Community Secondary School, Nkpolu in Port Harcourt
Local Government Area.
Wike,
who immediately gave his acceptance speech after the result of the primary,
polled 1,083 votes, while Dumbari Dimkpa came a distant second with 21 votes.
West
Ibinabo got three votes while Emmanuel Georgewill and Lee Maeba got one vote
each.
However,
17 out of the 24 governorship aspirants boycotted the exercise.
The PDP governorship
primary in the state was conducted amidst heavy security presence as operatives
of the Nigeria Police, Department of State Security and Special Anti-Robbery
Squad were on the ground to ensure the security of lives and property.
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