Nigeria, April 19 -- The Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has thrown his weight behind the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu.

On 18 March, Mr Tinubu declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the state assembly.

The president cited the prolonged political crisis in the state caused by the political feud between Mr Wike and Governor Fubara as the reason for his action. He appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired chief of naval staff, as sole administrator for the state.

Mr Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers, has been battling with his successor, Mr Fubara, over the control of political power and resources in the oil-rich sta...