Nigeria, Jan. 4 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that his political career would come to an end if Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State secures a second term in office in 2027.

Mr Wike, who helped Mr Fubara to win the Rivers governorship election in 2023, stated this on Saturday while speaking at a meeting in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The FCT minister reiterated that he and his followers had decided to support the reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, but not so for Governor Fubara.

"We have made a decision as far as (Bola) Tinubu is concerned. The other one (Fubara's second term) - no way," he said in a veiled reference to Mr Fubara.

"Because if we make...