US EditionStop the pretence — Wike tears into Fubara after Rivers women walk out on Remi Tinubu
- Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister, strongly criticized a group of Rivers State women who exited a women’s empowerment event in Port Harcourt, confronting First Lady Oluremi Tinubu.
- The walkout followed a political feud between Wike and suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who is suggested to have sponsored the incident amid ongoing tensions and suspension of Fubara.
- Wike criticized Fubara and his supporters for seeking peace publicly while allegedly sponsoring insults against the President and First Lady, calling their actions contradictory and insincere.
- Wike stated, "All those shenanigans won't bring peace," and apologized to the First Lady for the embarrassing conduct, emphasizing the women do not represent Rivers State's character.
- Wike urged Fubara to be honest and clear with President Tinubu about his intentions, implying that genuine peace requires consistent actions beyond mere pleas and that current conduct undermines reconciliation.
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Wike apologies over Rivers women walkout on first lady, doubts Fubara’s reconciliation move
The walkout on the First Lady by the Rivers women in Port Harcourt last Friday came about two weeks after Siminalayi Fubara visited Mr Wike to beg for reconciliation amid the political feud between them.
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has advised the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, to be bold enough to tell President Bola Tinubu what exactly he wants. In a statement on Saturday, the minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said it is not enough to plead for peace, noting that those who genuinely want peace work and act for it. In April,…
Stop the pretence — Wike tears into Fubara after Rivers women walk out on Remi Tinubu
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has publicly condemned the walkout staged by a group of women during an event hosted by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Port Harcourt. Wike described the incident as “a show of shame” and an embarrassment to the people of Rivers State. The women involved are believed to be loyalists of the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. In a statement issued by his Seni…
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Wike Apologises To Tinubu, wife - Thepodiummedia
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has strongly condemned the walkout staged by women loyal to suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara during an empowerment event organized by First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, describing it as “very disturbing and embarrassing.” The incident occurred at the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme held at the EUI Event Centre in Port Harcourt, where 500 women were t…
You are sponsoring people to insult everyone including the president and his wife - Newsy People
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has strongly condemned the walkout staged on Friday, May 2, against the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, by a group of women he said were loyal to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. The incident occurred during the Renewed Hope Initiative empowerment programme, organised by the Office of the First Lady at the EUI Event Centre in GRA, Port Harcourt. The event was i…
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