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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has finally spoken on the crisis in Rivers State.<\/p>\n

Wike, who handed over power to his protege and the incumbent, Governor Sim Fubara, spoke to the press on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The former Rivers helmsman spoke after the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met in Abuja on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to him, the main opposition party has taken over the matter. He insisted it was in no way an ethnic issue, as some people had speculated.<\/p>\n

There were claims on social media on Monday suggesting that what is going on in Rivers has some ethnic colouration as a clash between the Ijaws and the Ikweres.<\/p>\n

The Rivers State House of Assembly attempted to impeach Governor Sim Fubara between Sunday night and Monday morning.<\/p>\n

The PDP National Working Committee and some governors elected on the party\u2019s platform, such as Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), and Ademola Adeleke (Osun), among others, met in Abuja earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn politics, there are lot of internal wrangling. But you\u2019re not going to say that because there are lots of internal wrangling, they\u2019re not going to settle among themselves,\u201d Wike said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was the instrument. I had every power then to say where things should go. When things are wrong, you ask questions. It\u2019s a party affair.<\/p>\n

\u201cParties know how they resolve their own mechanism. It\u2019s not an ethnic affair. Our party is looking into it. That\u2019s what I\u2019ll say. Every politician has his own interests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Minister of Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has finally spoken on the crisis in Rivers State. Wike, who handed over power to his protege and the incumbent, Governor Sim Fubara, spoke to the press on Tuesday. 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