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- ↑ Jimitota Onoyume (10 May 2016). "Wike swears in new Works Commissioner, 17 LG Caretaker C'ttee Chairmen - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Victor Azubuike (1 April 2016). "Wike suspends Commissioner Works, Wachukwu". Daily Post . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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