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Nyesom Wike snubs Governor Hope Uzodinma in Abuja

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Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly ignored Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo State and chairman of the All Progressives Congress Governors’ Forum. The scene was filmed during the launch of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, amid tensions over the Rainbow Coalition, reports Daily Post.

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