Nyesom Wike was born December 13, 1963 in Ikwerre from Rumuepririkom in Obio-Akpor, Rivers State. He is a member of the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) and was educated at Rivers State University of Science and Technology. The River State governorship election tribunal nullified the election of Wike on October 24, 2015. The election tribunal ordered governorship election rerun in Rivers State within 90 days immediately after the day of judgment generating uproar within the country as to alleged partisanship and corruption within the judiciary. INEC declared Nyesom Wike winner of Rivers State governorship polls on Wednesday, 3 April 2019, after suspending the process for some days