Wike tackles ASUU over UniAbuja land, backs Tinubu’s re-election
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Wike also declared confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in Rivers State in 2027, urging residents to support the President. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged the Academic Staff Union of Universities to justify its opposition to the reallocation of portions of the University of Abuja’s land, insisting that the union has no authority over land administration in the FCT.
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✦Wike urged the people of Akuku-Toru to support APC candidates from the presidency to the state legislature, expressing confidence that Tinubu and other party candidates would secure victory in Rivers State.
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2027:Wike also declared confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in Rivers State in 2027, urging residents to support the President.Thursday:The minister spoke on Thursday during his monthly media chat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and a town hall meeting in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area.2027:Expressing confidence that Tinubu will win Rivers State in the 2027 presidential election, Wike said the political structure being mobilised across the state was firmly behind Tinubu.
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✦Wike also declared confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in Rivers State in 2027, urging residents to support the President.
✦The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged the Academic Staff Union of Universities to justify its opposition to the reallocation of portions of the University of Abuja’s land, insisting that the union has no authority over land administration in the FCT.
✦Wike urged the people of Akuku-Toru to support APC candidates from the presidency to the state legislature, expressing confidence that Tinubu and other party candidates would secure victory in Rivers State.
Key Facts:2027: Wike also declared confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in Rivers State in 2027, urging residents to support the President.Thursday: The minister spoke on Thursday during his monthly media chat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and a town hall meeting in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area.2027: Expressing confidence that Tinubu will win Rivers State in the 2027 presidential election, Wike said the political structure being mobilised across the state was firmly behind Tinubu.today: As it is today, he cannot be under that party.
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FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has challenged ASUU over its opposition to the reallocation of University of Abuja land, insisting the union has no authority.
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Wike also declared confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in Rivers State in 2027, urging residents to support the President.
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has challenged the Academic Staff Union of Universities to justify its opposition to the reallocation of portions of the University of Abuja’s land, insisting that the union has no authority over land administration in the FCT.
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Wike also declared confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in Rivers State in 2027, urging residents to support the President.