Wike rules out reconciliation with Fubara

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that no resolutions are in sight with the ongoing rift between him and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

Speaking during a media chat broadcast live on television in Abuja on Sunday, he slammed Fubara for biting the fingers that fed him, stressing that the governor’s failure to adhere to President Bola Tinubu’s directives was a clear indication of his resolve to ensure the conflict was never settled.

Wike accused Fubara of not fulfilling his obligations as governor, saying the governor allegedly disregarded Tinubu with a motive to allegedly tear the state apart.

“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 said.

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?”