Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has ruled out a resolution of the rift with Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers.
Wike and Fubara have been locked in a feud over control of
the political structure of the state.
On December 18, 2023, Fubara and Wike agreed to end the
conflict after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. The peace deal was signed
at the presidential villa.
The political crisis in Rivers had culminated in an attempt
to impeach Fubara. The state’s legislative chamber was also demolished as a
consequence.
Following the peace pact, the parties agreed to withdraw all
impeachment proceedings and court cases.
On December 25, 2023, Fubara said he was committed to
implementing the eight-point peace deal, adding that the agreement was not a
“death sentence”.
‘THEY NEVER RETURNED
TO TINUBU’
Speaking during a media chat on Sunday, Wike accused Fubara
and his camp of refusing to implement the president’s directives.
The FCT minister also accused Fubara of not fulfilling his
obligations as governor.
“I’m wondering, what conflict to resolve? Mr President, in
his wisdom, called all parties. He said withdraw the impeachment notice, you go
and do this, you go and do that, but they never returned to him,” he said.
“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 we can’t do three and four? Nothing.
“I have never seen this in my life — for a president to call
parties, and one party goes back and says it’s political. Who does that?”
Wike also flayed Fubara for “running” a four-member Rivers
assembly. The legislature has been polarised on the heels of the conflict.
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