Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was part of the recently conducted local government election in the state.

Naijaonpoint reports that Wike made this known while fielding questions on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Thursday.

Wike recalled how he drove to Fubara’s residence to discuss the election, stressing that there was nothing that was done without the governor’s involvement.

According to the Minister, Fubara informed him that he would not be available during the election because his son had a prior engagement.

He said, “This is what Nigerians should know: Governor wanted to come and see me. I said, no, you’re the governor. I drove to the governor’s house by 1 am.

“I, the former governor of Rivers State, drove to the governor’s house at 1 am. I said, Your Excellency, what do we do? There’s nothing that was done that the governor wasn’t part of it.

“You see, even before the election, the governor travelled. He told me he will not be around because his son had this engagement.

“People just sit somewhere, begin to talk all kinds of things they don’t even know, simply because, you know, all they were expecting is, ‘oh, they’ve not settled.’ Unfortunately, where people will be collecting money is no longer there.”