Wike had emerged winner of the state governorship election despite the perceived federal might and influence of his immediate predecessor in office and the incumbent minister of transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.
Adamu Abuh (Abuja) Charles Coffie Gyamfi(Abeokuta) Charles Ogugbuajah (Owerri) Tunji Omofoye (Osogbo) Sam Oluwalana (Ibadan) Joseph Wantu (Makurdi) and Adaku Onyenucheya (Lagos)