Nigeria, March 9 -- The founder and presiding pastor of Salvation Ministries, David Ibiyeomie, has recounted a tense moment he shared with former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, during a critical political battle in the state.

Speaking during a church programme titled "Enjoying the Help of God Through Prophets" at the church's headquarters in GRA, Port Harcourt, the cleric claimed that Mr Wike once called him "shaking on the phone" ahead of a court ruling that threatened his political ambition.

According to Mr Ibiyeomie, he reassured the politician during the call, telling him not to panic because "God would step in."

Recounting his role in the 58-year-old's eventual emergence a...