The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ruled out the possibility of resolving his differences with Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara. The tension between the two leaders appears to be deepening, despite earlier attempts by President Bola Tinubu to mediate the conflict.
The disagreement between Wike and Fubara can be traced back to a peace meeting convened in 2023 at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. During the meeting, President Tinubu brokered an eight-point peace agreement between the two parties in an effort to restore harmony within Rivers State’s political landscape.
Both camps reportedly agreed to the terms of the agreement at the time. However, the truce quickly unraveled, with Fubara later claiming he was pressured into signing the deal.
At a media briefing held in Abuja on Sunday, Wike expressed frustration over the breakdown of the agreement. He criticized Fubara and his allies for failing to adhere to the terms of the peace deal and accused them of not returning to President Tinubu to discuss the challenges they faced in implementing the directives.
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?”
