Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Edison Ehie, on 1 February, has apologised to a former governor of Rivers, Peter Odili over remarks made against him by the former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche and a former PDP chairperson in Rivers, Felix Obuah.

Messrs Nwuche and Obuah are political allies of Mr Fubara's predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the FCT minister.

Governor Fubara and Mr Wike have been engaged in a protracted political battle over the control of Rivers' political structure.

Before Mr Ehie's apology to Mr Odili, Messrs Nwuche and Obuah had apologised to Mr Wike over Mr Odili's remark, in which the former governor said Mr Fubara prevented Mr...