The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ruled out the possibility of reconciling with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara. Wike criticized Fubara and his supporters for their failure to implement the directives issued by President Bola Tinubu during a peace meeting he hosted.
In 2023, Fubara and Wike’s camp had signed an eight-point peace agreement, facilitated by President Tinubu and other key stakeholders, during a significant meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. However, the agreement eventually fell apart, with Fubara claiming that he was pressured into signing it.
Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday, Wike stated that Fubara and his allies should have returned to President Tinubu to explain why they were unable to follow through with the agreed-upon 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?”
