Nigeria, May 3 -- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed dismay over a recent walkout on Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, by a group of women said to be loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.

In a statement released through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media in Abuja on Saturday, Wike described the incident as both "embarrassing" and "disturbing," stating that it tarnished the image of Rivers State.

Apologising to both the First Lady and President Bola Tinubu on behalf of the Rivers people, Wike stated:

"An insult on anyone representing the First Lady of Nigeria is a direct insult on Tinubu. As a leader in Rivers, I apologise." ...