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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has called on Nigerians to trade with caution while reacting to the political crisis rocking Rivers State.<\/p>\n

Kukah, who made the call on Wednesday shortly after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House Abuja, expressed hope that the lingering crisis would be over soon.<\/p>\n

The Rivers State political space has been enveloped with crisis following the face-off between Governor Fubara and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, about five commissioners loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Wike, resigned from the state\u2019s Executive Council.<\/p>\n

But reacting to the matter, Kukah urged Nigerians not to be carried away, stressing that politicians have a way of fixing their problems.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cThis is politics and very often, we the ordinary people, cry more than the bereaved. The important thing is that politicians will always fix their problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cRivers State is a state that is very dear to me because I have been associated with them for a very long period of time. When politicians fight, don\u2019t get carried away because they have the capacity to fix their issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that soon or later, Rivers State will reposition itself because it is not an insignificant part of Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has called on Nigerians to trade with caution while reacting to the political crisis rocking Rivers State. 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