Rivers state
Rivers State

Ezenwo Nyesom Wike
Governor

Ezenwo Nyesom Wike

Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON (born 13 March 1963), also known variously as Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike or Nyesom Wike is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who is the sixth and current Governor of Rivers State. He is an Ikwerre from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party and was educated at Rivers State University of Science and Technology. Wike was appointed Minister of State for Education on 14 July 2011.

Governance Index

2020
Factor Score
Fiscal Sustainability Index 0 %
Human Development 1.69 %
Legality, Rule of Law & Regulatory Quality 12 %
Level of Corruption & Access to Information 11.12 %
Security Performance Score 0 %
Transparency, Accountability & Participation/ Inclusion 11.18 %
Overall Score 32 %

The bar chart describes the governance performace for Rivers State for (2020).
Each bar represents the performance of the labelled year.

Governance Trend for Rivers State.
(2020)

State Details

Brief

Rivers State, also known simply as Rivers, is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. According to census data released in 2006, the state has a population of 5,198,716, making it the sixth-most populous state in the country. Its capital and largest city, Port Harcourt, is economically significant as the centre of Nigeria's oil industry. Rivers State is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State, and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states. It is home of many ethnic groups: Ijaw Subgroups, Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Etche etc subgroups of the Igbo people,Ogoni people and other ethnic groups. The people from Rivers State are known as "Riverians". The inland part of the state consists of tropical rainforest; towards the coast, the typical Niger Delta environment features many mangrove swamps.

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