Ministerial List: Tinubu removes Wike, Ganduje's names over DSS report? Ally reacts

Allies and supporters of the immediate past governors of Rivers and Kano States, Nyesom Wike and Abdullahi Ganduje, have been urged to dismiss the report that President Bola Tinubu has removed the names of the former governors from the ministerial list.

According to Daily Independent, the president allegedly removed the names of the former governors from his ministerial list over the report from the Department of State Service (DSS).

Wike reportedly raises voice against President Tinubu Wike was also alleged to have raised his voice against President Tinubu when he learnt that his name and ex-Governor Ganduje did not pass through the scrutiny of the DSS.

But Chief Tony Okocha, the coordinator of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard (BAT-V), in an interview, dismissed the report, saying that “the rumour is a complete work of mischief makers”.

The APC chieftain said the former governor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was a great performer who was loved by Nigerians and had great respect for elders.

Wike, Ganduje's name being removed from ministerial list is fake news According to Okocha, Wike is a lover of President Tinubu, and this was why he worked for the president in Rivers State during the 2023 presidential election in the state, adding that the allegation has no basis.

Okocha maintained that the carrier of the news was neither a staff of the DSS nor a personnel at the presidential villa.

He then asked: “Where then did he get the story that Wike’s name was removed by the security service?”