US EditionNigeria: 'This Will Be Last' - Wike Speaks On Tinubu's Fresh Intervention in Rivers Political Crisis
President Tinubu held a strategic mediation to resolve the political conflict between Wike and Fubara within the All Progressives Congress, aiming to prevent further instability in Rivers State.
- At Aso Rock, President Bola Tinubu met with Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State Governor, on Monday to seek a resolution.
- Sources at the Presidential Villa said the meeting aimed to reconcile differences since Fubara joined the APC amid a months-long rift with Wike.
- Fayose alleged in a Facebook video that the presidency told Wike to stop troubling Fubara and claimed `Fubara remains the leader` in Rivers.
- Presidency sources said Tinubu is committed to peace, while Wike followed Fubara to Guzape after the meeting, and details remain sketchy.
- With impeachment notices pending, observers say the Rivers State House of Assembly is affected by the political rift and the Abuja meeting as a short-term strategic effort.
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Nigeria: 'This Will Be Last' - Wike Speaks On Tinubu's Fresh Intervention in Rivers Political Crisis
Messrs Fubara and Wike had been in prolonged feud over the control of political structures in Rivers State which has caused a dispute between the governor and Wike-backed members of the state assembly.
'They warned Wike to leave Fubara alone' - Fayose makes claims after Aso Rock meeting
Popular Nigerian businessman, Isaac Fayose has alleged that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike was asked by the presidency to stop troubling the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Reports indicate that President Bola Tinubu on Sunday night, met with Wike, Fubara and some stakeholders in Rivers to end the protracted political crisis in the state. But the details of the meeting has remained sketchy as both parti…
Tinubu Meets Wike, Fubara, Rivers Leaders In Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has met with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, in Abuja, in a bid to ease tensions between the two leaders. The meeting comes amid ongoing political friction between Fubara and Wike, who have clashed over control and influence in Rivers State. Sources at the Presidential Villa told journalists that the meeting was part of the ruling All Progressives Congress…
Fubara, Wike, Rivers leaders meet Tinubu in fresh push to calm crisis
President Tinubu’s latest move may only delay, not resolve, the Rivers crisis unless two core issues are amicably settled — Governor Fubara shelving his second-term ambition and relinquishing control of the oil-rich state’s political leadership to Mr Wike. The post Fubara, Wike, Rivers leaders meet Tinubu in fresh push to calm crisis appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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