Rivers State,also known as Rivers,is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. Formed in 1967,when it was split from the former Eastern Region,Rivers State borders include:Imo to the north,Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east,and Bayelsa and Delta to the west. The State capital,Port Harcourt,is a metropolis that is considered to be the commercial center of the Nigerian oil industry.
The Eastern Region was an administrative region in Nigeria,dating back originally from the division of the colony Southern Nigeria in 1954. Its first capital was Calabar. The capital was later moved to Enugu and the second capital was Umuahia. The region was officially divided in 1967 into three new states,the East-Central State,Rivers State and South-Eastern State. East-Central State had its capital at Enugu,which is now part of Enugu State.
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers comprises three Senators representing Rivers East,Rivers West,Rivers South East and thirteen Representatives representing Degema/Bonny,Okrika/Ogu-Bolo,Asalga/Akulga,Ahoada West/Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni,Port Harcourt 1,Ikwerre/Emohua,Khana/Gokana,Etche/Omuma,Tai/Eleme/Oyigbo,Abua-Odual/Ahoada East,Obio/Akpor,Port Harcourt 2,Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro.
Rivers State House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the Government of Rivers State inaugurated in 1979. It is a unicameral body with 32 members elected into 32 state constituencies. The current Speaker of the State Assembly is Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule,
Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic is a Polytechnic funded by the Government of Rivers State,located in Port Harcourt,Rivers State,Nigeria.
Ipalibo Gogo Banigo is a Nigerian medical doctor and politician who is the current senator representing Rivers West Senatorial District since 2023. She served as the first female deputy governor of Rivers State from 2015 to 2023.
Eberechi Suzzette Wike is a judge of the Rivers State High Court of Justice. She is married to current Governor Ezenwo Wike and is the First Lady of Rivers State since 29 May 2015.
Elections in Rivers State are supervised and conducted by two major electoral bodies,Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). There are 23 local government areas,319 electoral wards and 4442 polling units in the state. Elections for Governor and the House of Assembly are held every four years,along with federal elections for President and the National Assembly.
Martyns Ibipulo Mannah,is a Nigerian state-level politician. He was elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly in 2015,and represents the constituency of Ahoada East I as a member of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party.
The following is a timeline of the governorship of Ezenwo Nyesom Wike,also known as the Wike administration,from his inauguration as Governor of Rivers State on 29 May 2015 to 29 May 2023.
The First Wike Executive Council was the Executive Council of Rivers State between 5 June 2015 and 24 June 2017. It was led by Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike with Ipalibo Banigo as Vice-Chairman. The first set of appointments to the cabinet were made on 5 June 2015. The designees included Kenneth Kobani,Chukwuemeka Woke,Emmanuel C. Aguma,Fred Kpakol,Onimim Jacks,Emmanuel Okah and Opunabo Inko-Tariah. Governor Wike appointed Desmond Akawor,Ambassador to South Korea,to serve as Administrator of the Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority.
The Government House,also known as Brick House or Governor's House,is located at Old GRA,Port Harcourt in Rivers State,Nigeria. It is the official residence of the Rivers State chief executive,the head of government,and the home to the governors of Rivers State and their families. It serves as the venue for the Governor's official business,as well as the many high-level government conferences,receptions,and functions hosted by the occupant.
Tonye Briggs-Oniyide is the current Rivers State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism. She was appointed in 2015 by Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike,replacing Nnabuihe Imegwu.
Felicity Okpete Ovai is an engineer and academic from Degema,Rivers State in Nigeria. A member of the Rivers State People's Democratic Party,she was the first woman to be appointed Commissioner of Works,serving from 2003 to 2006.
Theophilus M-Iyenebari Odagme is a medical doctor from Rivers State,Nigeria who was the commissioner of the Rivers State Ministry of Health from 2015 to 2017.
Boma Iyaye is a Rivers State accountant,politician and a former Commissioner of Sports.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rivers State:
The 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial election will take place on 18 March 2023,to elect the Governor of Rivers State,concurrent with elections to the Rivers State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election—which was postponed from its original 11 March date—will be held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Rivers State will be held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections,including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate,will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Dr. Alabo George-Kelly,also known as Alabo Dakorinama George Kelly,is a Nigerian politician and technocrat. The Kalabari-born surveyor was appointed the honourable commissioner,Rivers State Ministry of Works by Nyesom Wike,Governor of Rivers State.Prior to his appointment into the Executive Council of Rivers State. Alabo George-Kelly,was a principle manager (infrastructure) in the Niger Delta Development Commission,he also contested the Rivers State 2022 People's Democratic Party gubernatorial primary election where he came second after Sir Siminalayi Fubara,the Governor-elect of Rivers State.
