Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he remains in charge of the political structures in Rivers State and the FCT, vowing to deliver them to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

Mr Wike made the declaration on Wednesday during a media chat in Port Harcourt, where he described himself as the "General Commander of the Political Infantry" and dismissed the suggestion that only a sitting governor could control a state's political structure.

"You do not need to be governor before you can be in charge. I am the General Commander of the Political Infantry; therefore, I am in charge. So also in FCT. I owe the President to give these two," he said.

Mr Wike, a forme...