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About Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
- Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (born 13 March 1963), also known variously as Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike or Nyesom Wike is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who is the sixth and current Governor of Rivers State.
- He is an Ikwerre from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State.
- He is a member of the People's Democratic Party and was educated at Rivers State University of Science and Technology. Wike was appointed Minister of State for Education on 14 July 2011.
- Wike was later appointed the Acting Minister of Education, after Mrs Riqqayatu was sacked but resigned before finishing his term to campaign for Governor of Rivers State.
- He was replaced by Viola Onwuliri.
- In 2014, he won the Rivers State People's Democratic Party primary and chose former Secretary to the State Government Ipalibo Banigo as his running mate for deputy governor. Wike defeated Dakuku Peterside of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Tonye Princewill of the Labour Party in the April 11 gubernatorial elections to emerge as governor.
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