Edo 2024: Wike drops bombshell, confirms "INEC REC is my cousin"

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  • Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has confirmed that the INEC REC in Edo state is his cousin
  • Wike, a former Rivers governor, the PDP in the state are raising the allegation because he refused to support Asuo Ighodalo, the party’s candidate in the forthcoming election
  • The minister then reiterated his neutral stance, noting that he was not a member of the APC and that no one can intimidate his cousin into doing what is not right

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has confirmed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo state is his cousin.

Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers state, confirmed the allegation while speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Friday, September 13, adding that the REC was posted to the state over a year ago, and nobody complained.

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