Tasie Cyprian Wike was a Nigerian lawyer who, as of 2014, was Chairman of the
Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology (RSCHST). His appointment to the office was made by
Governor
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Chibuike Amaechi
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (born 27 May 1965) is a Nigerian politician, who served as the federal minister of transportation of Nigeria from 2015 to 2022 under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He resigned to contest for Nigeria's ...
whose tenure expired on 29 May 2015.
Wike was the leader of the Rumuepirikom
All Progressives Congress
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before he defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He was also a cousin of the former Governor of Rivers State
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (born 13 December 1964) is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who has served as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023.
He is an Ikw ...
.
See also
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List of people from Rivers State
The following is a list of Wikipedia:Notability, notable people who were born in Rivers State, lived in Rivers State, or for whom Rivers State is a significant part of their identity.
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*George Abbey (footballer), George Abbey (born 1978), ...
References
Living people
Tasie
Heads of Rivers State government agencies and parastatals
Year of birth missing (living people)
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