After weeks of dramatic twists in Rivers State, the political gladiators in the oil-rich South-South state reached a truce yesterday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja. The meeting had in attendance Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital [&he...
•Wike and Fubara The list of commissioners, special advisers and other key aides as well as their portfolios was handed over to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, it was gathered. A close aide of the governor, who disclosed this exclusively to our correspondent, said Fubara had no input into [&hellip...
•Fubara, Wike and Tinubu The caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has said President Bola Tinubu’s attempt to patch up the rift between the state governor, Simi Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has failed. The president recently held a meeting with ...
•Fubara and Wike A fresh twist crept into the political tension in River States, yesterday, as no fewer than 10 bulldozers charged into the House of Assembly complex and reduced the imposing structures to rubbles. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, said the decision to demolish and rebuild the c...
•Siminalayi Fubara Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said that no level of sabotage deliberately staged in some quarters will make him abandon the mandate given to him to serve, protect, and advance the fortunes of the state. Fubara made the assertion today while declaring open the 115 and 116 combined Quarterly General Meeting [&...
•Fubara and Wike Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, stated today, Thursday November 9, that his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike continues to be his principal. He said this during the rededication ceremony for the Rivers State Judiciary’s 2023–2024 legal year, which Wike also attended, reports The N...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have arrived at Oyo State Governors Lodge in Abuja for an emergency meeting following the Rivers State House of Assembly’s attempt to impeach Governor Sim Fubara. The party had called on all members and actors of the party involved in the ongoing political crisis rocking Rivers State to allow peace [&he...
•Wike and Fubara The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, today, met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The two were seen shaking hands upon meeting. The meeting of the two politicians and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) followed the impeachment procee...