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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed how he drove to Governor Siminalayi Fubara\u2019s residence to discuss the recently conducted local government election in Rivers State.<\/p>\n

Wike said there was nothing that was done without the governor\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n

He made this known while fielding questions on Channels TV\u2019s Politics Today programme on Thursday.<\/p>\n

According to Wike, the governor told him he would not be available during the election because his son had an engagement.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThis is what Nigerians should know: Governor wanted to come and see me. I said, no, you\u2019re the governor. I drove to the governor\u2019s house by 1 am.<\/p>\n

\u201cI, the former governor of Rivers State, drove to the governor\u2019s house at 1 am. I said, Your Excellency, what do we do? There\u2019s nothing that was done that the governor wasn\u2019t part of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see, even before the election, the governor travelled. He told me he will not be around because his son had this engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople just sit somewhere, begin to talk all kinds of things they don\u2019t even know, simply because, you know, all they were expecting is, \u2018oh, they\u2019ve not settled.\u2019 Unfortunately, where people will be collecting money is no longer there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed how he drove to Governor Siminalayi Fubara\u2019s residence to discuss the recently conducted local government election in Rivers State. Wike said there was nothing that was done without the governor\u2019s involvement. 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