By Caleb Ayemere

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has asserted that he remains in absolute command of the political structures across both Rivers State and the nation’s capital, Abuja, dismissing any notion that executive power rests solely with a sitting governor.

​The former Rivers State governor made the claim on Wednesday during his media chat in Abuja.

Wike rejected claims that holding formal elected office in a state is a prerequisite for maintaining political supremacy.

He framed his authority as an established, grassroots operation that operates independently of formal government executive seats.