Dr Tony Okocha, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers state, has said that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is not a member of the APC.
Speaking with the press on Thursday, October 17, in Abuja, Okocha also said that the 27 Rivers lawmakers currently in a bitter political struggle with Governor Siminalayi Fubara were not members of the APC.
TimesNow.com.ng understands that Fubara and Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are at loggerheads over the control of Rivers state. This has led to the division in the state assembly.
Vanguard and The Punch confirmed the development in their publication.
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the Rivers crisis worsened as the House led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule took a significant decision on Tuesday, October 15.
Amaewhule declared the seats of four pro-Fubara lawmakers vacant, including Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Amaewhule, a loyalist to ex-governor and FCT minister Nyesom Wike, cited their continuous absence from sittings for 152 days as the basis of his decision.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
