A Nigerian Governor Breaks Records

<h4>A Nigerian Governor Breaks Records<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that a Nigerian governor&comma; elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party&comma; PDP&comma; has made history&comma; diminishing all known records of appointments by any state government&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The governor&comma; His Excellency&comma; Nyesom Wike of Rivers State&comma; on Tuesday&comma; announced the appointment of 14&comma;000 Advisers into his cabinet&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The appointees are expected to be deployed into various political units in the state&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;According to a statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson&comma; Kelvin Ebiri&comma; the advisers will play a pivotal role in the administration&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In addition to the 14&comma;000 advisers&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;channelstv&period;com&sol;">Governor Wike has also appointed 319 Ward Liaison Officers and 40 Local Government Area Liaison Officers<&sol;a>&comma;” Mr Ebiri said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The appointments are with immediate effect&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;Governor Wike became Rivers State governor on May 29&comma; 2015&period; He got re elected in 2019 and is expected to hand over the state in May 2023 when his eight-year tenure would have elapsed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;