Nigeria, Jan. 2 -- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Thursday, urged residents of the state not to be troubled in the face of rising political tension.

Speaking during the New Year crossover service at the Government House Chapel in Port Harcourt, Mr Fubara assured the residents that his administration would not be distracted or intimidated by those beating "drums of war" in the state.

The governor's comments followed a recent threat by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to reveal details of the agreement reached between him and Mr Fubara during an emergency rule in the south-southern state.

Mr Wike had, on 31 December, threatened to make public the agreement he had reached with Mr Fubara before Pr...