Nigeria, April 8 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Monday held a meeting with the suspended members of the Rivers State House of Assembly during a dinner hosted in the United Kingdom.

The development comes just a day after Wike met with several political allies in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, before departing for the UK.

The meeting with the lawmakers was confirmed by the minister's media aide, Lere Olayinka, in a Facebook post.

"Yesterday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, hosted Rivers State House of Assembly members who are in the United Kingdom for Legislative Capacity Building, to a dinner," Olayinka stated. "Wike left Nigeria on Sunday night after visiting his political friends and a...