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Incumbent · PDP · Home state: Rivers

Nyesom Ezenwo Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory

In office since 21 Aug 2023 — present

Minister of the FCT since August 2023 — a PDP member serving in an APC-led federal cabinet, making him one of Nigeria's most politically unusual officeholders. Former two-term Rivers governor whose feud with his successor Siminalayi Fubara triggered the 2025 Rivers emergency rule. Central to the APC's South-South strategy for 2027.

Born: 13 December 1967, Rumuepirikom, Rivers State

Education: Rivers State University of Science and Technology (Law)

Previous offices: Governor of Rivers State (2015–2023) · Minister of State for Education (2011–2014)

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