Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dismissed allegations of a rift between him and the state lawmakers.

Mr Fubara spoke on Wednesday at the commissioning of the extended and dualised 28.4-kilometre Ahoada-Omoku Road, which was broadcast on TVC, a Lagos-based television station.

There were rumours that the governor had been avoiding the lawmakers because of the alleged rift between them.

But speaking on the allegation, Mr Fubara dismissed the rumoured rift and explained that contrary to the claims, he had made arrangements to have a meeting with the lawmakers "soon."

The governor explained that the plan was for his predecessor, the current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, along with elder statesman Ferdinand A...