Eric Patrick
Former governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, hosted suspended Rivers Assembly lawmakers in the United Kingdom.
Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, revealed this in a post accompanied by photos shared on his X.com handle on Tuesday.
According to Olayinka, the lawmakers, who are in the UK for “legislative capacity building”, were hosted to a dinner by the minister.
Olayinka’s post read, “Yesterday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, hosted Rivers State House of Assembly members who are in the United Kingdom for Legislative Capacity Building, to a dinner.
“Wike left Nigeria on Sunday night after visiting his political friends and associates in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.”
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On March 18, President Bola Tinubu announced a state of emergency in Rivers State, leading to the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu, and the members of the state House of Assembly.
He also appointed a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), as sole administrator for an initial period of six months.
This development emerged during a political crisis in the state, fueled by the ongoing power struggle between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike.
