Nigeria, Jan. 5 -- The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has criticised an APC official for describing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara as "so-called governor".

Mr Basiru warned that such language undermines democratic institutions and the dignity of an elected office.

Mr Basiru was reacting to the remarks by Victor Giadom, the APC Vice Chairman (South-South), who spoke during a political gathering in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State.

"I find it unfortunate that a member of the NWC. was referring to a governor in our party as a 'so-called governor of Rivers State'," Mr Basiru said.

"Even if the governor is not in our party, you can't refer to an elected governor as a 'so-call...