The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday hosted a group of suspended lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly in the United Kingdom. According to a statement by Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the lawmakers—who are in the UK for a “legislative capacity building” programme—were honoured with a dinner by the minister. “Yesterday, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, hosted Rivers State House of Assembly members who are in the United Kingdom for Legislative Capacity Building, to a dinner,” Olayinka shared on X.com. Wike departed Nigeria on Sunday after holding a meeting with his political allies in Port Harcourt. The suspended lawmakers, led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, are currently in the UK on a legislative tour. Amaewhule reportedly flagged off the 10th Rivers Assembly Legislative Tour last Friday, explaining that the trip is aimed at exposing members to international legislative practices and boosting their performance. This comes in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State on March 18. The president also announced the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu, and members of the House of Assembly. To oversee the state’s affairs, former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), was appointed as sole administrator for an initial term of six months. The crisis in Rivers State is rooted in an ongoing power struggle between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.