We have reached consensus to collaborate with Fubara – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, confirmed that the political disagreement between himself and Gov. Siminalayi Fubara had been resolved after a peace meeting facilitated by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Thursday.

Speaking to journalists after the closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Wike said both camps had reached a final agreement to end hostilities and work in unity.

He said: “We have all agreed to work together with the governor, and the governor also agreed to work together with all of us. We are members of the same political family.

“Yes, just like humans, you have a disagreement, and then you also have a time to settle your disagreement.

“And that has been finally concluded today, and we have come to report to Mr. President, that is what we have agreed. So for me, everything is over.”

Calling for calm among political followers, he added: “And I enjoin everybody who believes to work with us, to also work together with everybody, that there is no more acrimony. There is nothing to say.”

Meanwhile, the suspended Rivers State Governor, Fubara, has also confirmed the truce, describing the development as a moment of divine intervention and a crucial turning point for Rivers State.

He said: “For me, it is a day we have to thank Almighty God. For me, it is very important that this day has come to be.

“What we need for the progress of Rivers State is peace, and by the special grace of God, this night, with the help of Mr. President and the agreement of the leaders of the state, our leader, peace has returned in Rivers State.”

Fubara also pledged full commitment to preserving the fragile unity achieved during the presidential peace meeting, adding, “We will do everything within our power to make sure that we sustain it this time around.”

Persecondnews recalls that the rift between Wike and his political protégé, Fubara, emerged shortly after he took office in May 2023 as governor.

Tensions escalated in October 2023 when members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Wike launched impeachment proceedings against Fubara.

The governor retaliated by demolishing the Assembly complex after a suspicious fire, subsequently relocating legislative sessions to temporary premises.

In the months that followed, the power tussle plunged the state into a governance crisis.

In December 2023, President Tinubu intervened, facilitating a fragile truce that led to a peace deal in which Fubara conceded several political appointments to Wike’s loyalists.

However, the arrangement broke down, and the conflict resurfaced, culminating in President Tinubu declaring a state of emergency on March 18, 2025.

Tinubu’s suspended the governor’s executive powers for an initial period of six months, citing rising insecurity and administrative paralysis.

He then installed a sole administrator, former Chief of Naval Staff, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas.