Fear of Nyesom Wike? Rivers Governorship Race Stalls as Aspirants Await His Move

The fear is so palpable that even to discuss names of those aspiring to be next governor is difficult. Most public analysts that were approached waved the question away.

Two schools of thought, however, seem to rule the state; one is that mentioning other guber figures would amount to admitting that the sitting governor has finally lost out in the re-election battle and repositioning. Another is that anybody mentioned when FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has not spoken would end up destroying such a name.

Apart from Tonye Cole seen as Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi ally who has always made his intentions clear in the past many years, only one person from the Ogoni axis, one Douglas Fabeke, not known to most persons, has raised his finger on African Alliance (AA). See More/Details