The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of reneging on an settlement brokered by President Bola Tinubu to resolve the political disaster within the state.
Wike made the allegation on Wednesday throughout a thank-you go to to the individuals of Tai Native Authorities Space of Rivers State, the place he mentioned he would quickly make public the small print of the deal reached earlier than the President.
The settlement adopted a closed-door assembly convened by Tinubu on the State Home in Abuja in June 2025, involving Wike and Fubara, as a part of efforts to finish the extended energy battle that plunged Rivers right into a political disaster, resulting in a state of emergency and the suspension of the governor and members of the State Home of Meeting.
Though each leaders later pledged to work collectively for peace, neither disclosed the phrases of the settlement.
Nonetheless, Wike claimed on Wednesday that the governor had didn’t honour components of what was agreed.
“After agreeing on one thing, you renege. And also you assume you’re a sensible politician? You might be intelligent by half.
“Very quickly, we are going to let Rivers individuals know what we agreed earlier than Mr President. This settlement was not completed anyplace; earlier than Mr President. Should you can renege on what we agreed earlier than, Mr President, then who’re we?” he requested.
The minister additionally renewed his earlier warning in regards to the political way forward for the governor, insisting that his supporters have been ready to “appropriate the error” of the 2023 election.
“We’re battle-ready. We have been the unique ‘mandate’ individuals. Don’t take care of individuals who can’t preserve to agreements. And so they let you know it’s politics, that politics is not going to work right here once more.
“In the event that they like, allow them to preserve all the cash, whether or not they have N600bn or not. We’ve defeated individuals with cash earlier than. We are going to nonetheless defeat individuals with cash. What issues is the individuals, it’s not cash,” the minister mentioned.
Wike additionally thanked the individuals of Tai for his or her assist for Tinubu throughout the 2023 presidential election, saying their loyalty had translated into appointments, infrastructure improvement and the siting of the Federal College of Atmosphere within the space.
