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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has named the politicians he is fighting against in Rivers state.<\/p>\n

According to Wike, he is not at war with his estranged political son, the suspended Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara.<\/p>\n

He named those he is fighting with as Celestine Omehia, Abiye Sekibo and Austin Okpara.<\/p>\n

Wike stated this in an interview with BBC Pidgin released on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am fighting those who want to reap where they did not sow.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople like Celestine Omehia, Abiye Sekibo and Austin Okpara.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have defeated them before and I will give them the final defeat,\u201d Wike said.<\/p>\n

Wike further claimed that Omehia, Sekibo and Okpara are the ones pushing Fubara to go head-to-head with him.<\/p>\n

This comes amid reports that Fubara, who was suspended by President Bola Tinubu following a declaration of a State of Emergency, has apologised to Wike.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has named the politicians he is fighting against in Rivers state. According to Wike, he is not at war with his estranged political son, the suspended Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara. 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