Nigeria, Jan. 6 -- The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has called on Nyesom Wike to resign as minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Mr Basiru's call for Mr Wike's resignation came a few hours after the minister warned the APC secretary to steer clear of Rivers State politics and desist from making "careless and provocative statements" about the state.

Mr Wike's warning followed Mr Basiru's criticism of Victor Giadom, the APC national vice chairman (South-South), for describing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara as "so-called governor".

The FCT minister, in a meeting with his supporters on Monday in Rivers, boasted that he can challenge anybody, adding Rivers State is "a no-go a...