The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, hosted suspended Rivers assembly lawmakers in the United Kingdom on Monday.
The minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, in a post on X.com on Tuesday said the lawmakers, who are in the UK for “legislative capacity building”, were hosted to a dinner by the minister.
He wrote, “Yesterday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, hosted Rivers State House of Assembly members who are in the United Kingdom for Legislative Capacity Building, to a dinner.
“Wike left Nigeria on Sunday night after visiting his political friends and associates in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.”
PUNCH Online reported on Sunday that the suspended Rivers lawmakers, led by the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, departed Nigeria for a tour in the United Kingdom.
Amaewhule was said to have declared open the 10th Rivers Assembly Legislative Tour of the United Kingdom on Friday.
He claimed that the legislative tour would allow the House to learn new things outside the shores of Nigeria, which would improve the capacity of members for the tasks ahead.
Recall that on March 18, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor, Prof Ngozi Odu and members of the state House of Assembly.
He also appointed a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), as sole administrator for an initial period of six months.
The development came amid the political crisis in the state stemming from the power struggle between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike.
