God used Dan Orbih to make me Rivers governor — Wike

Vanguard News | 08-10-2026 08:54am |

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has credited the late Chief Daniel Orbih as the divine instrument that facilitated his emergence as Rivers State governor in 2015. Wike made this disclosure during a night of tributes in Abuja for Orbih, who was the National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South South. Orbih died on August 31 at the age of 64. Wike recounted the political intrigues and pressures that Orbih resisted to support his gubernatorial ambition.

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