The end is now in sight over the political crisis in Rivers State as the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says he and the suspended governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, have “agreed to work together”.
Wike, who spoke after a meeting with Fubara, President Bola Tinubu, and suspended members of the Rivers Assembly, said that though he had disagreements with the governor, the parties have now settled their differences.
“We have all agreed to work together with the governor, and the governor has also agreed to work with all of us,” Wike said after a late-night reconciliation meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
“We are members of the same political family – yes, just like humans, we all have disagreements, and then you also have the time to settle your disagreements, and that has been finally concluded today. We have come to report to Mr President that this is what we have agreed.”
The FCT Minister, who is the immediate past governor of the state, said, “For me, everything is over and in joy – all of everybody who believes to work with us, to also work together with everybody – that there is no more acrimony. There is nothing to say we are disagreeing. We have all agreed on everything, so we thank Almighty God.”
‘Peace has returned in Rivers State’
Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State Assembly in March for a period of six months, following failed efforts to resolve the months-long political crisis in the coastal state.
He declared a state of emergency in the state and appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas to oversee the affairs of the oil-producing state.pp
However, after Fubara, Wike, and the suspended lawmakers met, the suspended governor said the move signals a return to peace in Rivers State.
“For me, it is very important that this day has come to be,” Fubara told reporters at the Presidential Villa.
“What we need for the progress of Rivers State is peace, and by the special grace of God, and with the help of Mr President and with the agreement of the leaders of the state, peace has returned in Rivers State. We will do everything within our power to ensure that we sustain it this time around.”
The meeting is the second time Tinubu and Fubara have met since the president suspended him for six months.
Earlier in June, Fubara paid homage to the president in his Lagos residence during Tinubu’s Sallah break in the nation’s commercial nerve centre.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga posted photos of the duo during the meeting.
“Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers, now on suspension from office, visited President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Tuesday,” Onanuga captioned the photos he posted on his X handle.
Fubara’s suspension, alongside his deputy and members of the House of Assembly, drew condemnation from Nigerians, parties, groups and political heavyweights in the country, including opposition leaders Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar, the Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Nigerian Bar Association, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), among others.
However, Tinubu insisted the move was in the best interest of the state and nation.
For two years, Wike, the immediate-past governor of Rivers State, and his estranged ex-political godson, Fubara, have locked horns over the control of the political structure in the state.
The Amaewhule camp loyal to Wike had threatened to impeach Fubara over his alleged failure to implement a Supreme Court ruling on the political situation in the state.
The last time a president declared an emergency rule in Nigeria was on May 14, 2013, when Goodluck Jonathan imposed it on the entire northeast insurgent-ridden states of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa.
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