The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he has reconciled with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, following months of political tension.
Wike made the disclosure during an appearance on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television, on Thursday.
“We have been speaking. I don’t talk to a man I have not forgiven, so I have forgiven him,” Wike said.
Emphasising his consistency in political dealings, he added:
“I’m not a politician that says one thing here and does another different thing tomorrow. If I tell you we’re quarrelling then we are quarrelling, and if I said everything is over, then it’s over.”
Wike also referenced comments made by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, urging Governor Fubara to submit his list of commissioners so the state could move forward.
“All we are saying is that there are people who don’t like peace,” he added.
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The statement marks a potential turning point in the ongoing political rift between Wike and Fubara, which has stirred concern within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and among Rivers State stakeholders.
Meanwhile, Wike also took a swipe at Tonye Cole, the 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, accusing him of lacking political integrity and loyalty.
“I saw the clips — one Pastor Tonye Cole said I’m confusing. He should continue to be confused. At my level of politics, we are not on the same level,” Wike said.
He claimed that Cole approached him shortly after news broke of the disagreement between Wike and Governor Fubara.
“Immediately Tonye Cole saw that me and Fubara had issues, he came to my house. We sat at my swimming pool side,” Wike recounted.
According to Wike, Cole offered to work with him, distancing himself from his political ally and former Rivers governor, Rotimi Amaechi.
“I asked him, what about his loyalty to Amaechi? He said he doesn’t care about Amaechi and that Amaechi cannot tell him what to do. Imagine such a character,” Wike remarked.
The former Rivers governor’s comments further highlight the deep-seated rivalries within Rivers politics, as alliances continue to shift ahead of the 2027 general elections.
