By Kingston Magare
There is no end in sight in the face-off between Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor and benefactor Nyesom Wike.
Wike who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, said at the weekend that Mr. Fubara who refused to dance to his tunes in the governance of the State, has reneged in the settle agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu.
Fubara and Wike agreed to end the conflict after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on December 18, 2023, but one year after Wike insisted that there is no end in sight.
“I’m wondering what conflict to resolve. Mr President, in his wisdom, called all parties. He said withdraw the impeachment notice, you go and do this, you go and do that, but they never returned to him,” he during a broadcast on Sunday.
The feud has escalated tensions within the Rivers State House of Assembly, where 27 members have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), leading to factionalism and a parallel assembly. The political landscape in Rivers has been marked by power struggles as both leaders vie for control over state resources and influence.
“The Assembly withdrew the impeachment notice; you did one and two, and then you sent people to go to court. Elder, have you gone back to Mr. President to tell him we can’t do three and four? Nothing,” Wike said.
“I have never seen this in my life — for a president to call parties, and one party goes back and says it’s political. Who does that?”
Fubara vs Wike