Wednesday October 12, 2022, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of the oil-and-gas-endowed Rivers State, wrote his name in the annals of Nigerian politics and governance. If indeed there was a Nigerian equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records, Wike’s appointment with one stroke of the pen, 28,000 Special Assistants, would qualify as a record-breaking entry. The previous day, Wike appointed 319 ward Liaison Officers, (WLOs) and 40 Local Government Area Liaison Officers, (LGALOs). Within a space of 24 hours therefore, Wike made 28,359 appointments, a milestone in the history of post-Fourth…
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