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Nyesom Wike CON is the sixth and current Governor of Rivers State and a Nigerian politician and lawyer.

Biography

Nyesom Wike was born on 13 December 1963. He is an Ikwerre from Rumuepirikom in Rivers State’s Obio-Akpor.

Before enrolling at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Wike attended Government Secondary School, Eneka in Obiakpor, Rivers State, where he took his O’level exams. He graduated from RSUST with a Bachelor of Laws degree.

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Wike also graduated from RSUT with a Master of Arts in Political and Administrative Studies.

Career

After finishing his schooling, Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike briefly worked as a lawyer in private practice before entering politics.

From 1999 until 2007, he served two terms as the Executive Chairman of the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA). He stood out as one of the council’s top chairpersons in terms of performance.

During his tenure, Nyesom Wike served as the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria’s (ALGON) Deput