The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has categorically ruled out the possibility of reconciling with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, accusing him and his allies of disregarding directives issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during a previously brokered peace agreement.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Sunday, Wike criticized Fubara for allegedly failing to adhere to the eight-point resolution mediated by President Tinubu and other key stakeholders at a peace meeting held at the Presidential Villa in 2023.
He said, “I’m wondering, what conflict to resolve? Mr President, in his wisdom, called all parties. He said, ‘This is the problem, and I want this problem to be resolved. Withdraw the impeachment notice. You go and do this; you go and do that. and everybody agreed with it.”
“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 this assignment you gave us? We’ve done one and two, but we can’t do three and four. Mr President, can you call us back to see whether we can find a solution to three and four since one and two have been executed?
“I have never seen this in my life—for a president to call parties, and one party goes back and says it’s political, not binding and unconstitutional. Who does that?”
The conflict between Wike and Fubara began months after Fubara’s inauguration as governor, with the struggle allegedly centred on control of the state’s political resources.