Drama as Wike appears on APC, PDP campaign lists

The name of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, appeared on the national campaign councils of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 11 governorship election. Immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, is ... Load more

The name of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, appeared on the national campaign councils of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 11 governorship election.

Immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, is the candidate of APC for the election while incumbent Governor Douye Diri, who is seeking reelection, is the PDP candidate.

In a list released on Tuesday, the National Organising Secretary of the APC, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, named Wike and other key political office holders in the party, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio as members of the campaign council while Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, serves as the chairman