Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has declared that his predecessor, who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, remains his ‘oga’ (boss) despite everything that has happened.
Governor Fubara made this known in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital yesterday when both met for the first time in the state since the poltical crisis broke out.
Fubara had last week expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for his ‘fatherly intervention’ in the political crisis that rocked the state recently.
He said that the president’s mediation “opened a series of communication channels to facilitate the timely resolution of the festering political crisis”.
He also thanked elder statesmen, who also waded into the matter to ensure that peace and stability returned to the state.
The event was the rededication service of the 2023/2024 Legal Year of the Rivers State Judiciary, held at the Saint Cyprian’s Anglican Church, Hospital Road.
At the start of his speech, Governor Fubara jokingly asked the congregants to suspend the recognition of guests in order not to commit another impeachable offence.
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On the feud with Wike, Fubara said: ‘My oga (boss) remains my oga. Whatever that has happened is in the past. I have not sent anybody to malign anybody.’
He described the political crisis as a thing of the past, adding that although it had been a trying time for the state, the misunderstanding would pass. He promised his administration would deliver for the people.
Wike arrived towards the end of the church service. He had a handshake with Fubara, his successor, before sitting on the same row with him.
Africa Today News, New York recalls that a political crisis ensued when the state lawmaker attempted to impeach Governor Fubara.
The House of Assembly was torched and, as the issue degenerated into chaos, security agents allegedly shot at the governor.
Seeming calm has returned to the state, as President Bola Tinubu then stepped in.