{"id":2028,"date":"2023-09-15T07:51:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2023-09-15T07:51:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:51:13","slug":"tinubu-reveals-unusual-bond-with-nyesom-wike-as-he-meets-rivers-state-delegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/09\/15\/tinubu-reveals-unusual-bond-with-nyesom-wike-as-he-meets-rivers-state-delegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Reveals Unusual Bond with Nyesom Wike, as He Meets Rivers State Delegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Uchendu Alexis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu revealed an extraordinary link with former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike during a high-powered meeting with a 62-man delegation from Rivers State at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, September 14, 2023. This revelation gave a distinct dimension to a gathering that included Rivers State leaders from both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition People&#8217;s Democratic Party (PDP). Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President&#8217;s Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, released a statement outlining this important development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, President Tinubu delivered a passionate address, emphasizing his unwavering belief that neither Nigeria as a whole nor Rivers State in particular should have any affiliation with poverty, insecurity, or underdevelopment. He highlighted the tremendous capacity and resource wealth that these regions possess, underscoring the necessity for unity and collaboration among their residents. The President stated firmly, &#8220;We are not a lazy people. We are richly endowed. We just need to be our brother&#8217;s keeper and good neighbors to one another. I am not a President who will give excuses. I will work hard for our nation with purpose, determination, and dedication to create wealth for all Nigerians. We have no reason to be poor! We will not look back; we will run aggressively forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the key concerns raised by the Rivers State stakeholders during the meeting pertained to the Eleme Junction-Onne axis of the East-West Road, a crucial link to the Port Harcourt Refinery. In response, President Tinubu assured the delegation that Nyesom Wike, who he described as both his trusted adviser and admirer, would take immediate action to address their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The revelation of this unique bond between President Tinubu and Nyesom Wike added a fascinating dimension to the meeting, symbolizing the potential for collaboration and cooperation across party lines in the pursuit of progress and development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uchendu Alexis &nbsp; President Bola Tinubu revealed an extraordinary link with former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike during a high-powered meeting with a 62-man delegation from Rivers State at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday, September 14, 2023. This revelation gave a distinct dimension to a gathering that included Rivers State leaders from both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-2028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2031,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028\/revisions\/2031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}