Rivers crisis: Twist as Fubara reveals when he'll return to office, make peace with Wike

• The suspended politician of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, has confirmed that helium volition beryllium resuming duties authorities location “very soon”
• Fubara made this disclosure connected Thursday, weeks aft helium claimed that his tone had “left” the governor’s office, signaling a strategical defection" pursuing a agelong conflict with FCT curate Nyesom Wike
• This assertion by the embattled Rivers authorities came connected the heels of his concealed gathering with President Tinubu successful London and a caller gathering with his governmental godfather Wike successful Abuja

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Rivers state, Port Harcourt - Against his earlier pronouncement that helium was not keen connected returning to the Brick House (Government House), the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that helium volition soon instrumentality to his work post.

Rivers situation took a caller magnitude arsenic Fubara calls Wike oga, thanked President Tinubu. Photo credit: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike - CON, GSSRS, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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"I'll instrumentality to bureau soon," Fubara assures, acknowledgment Tinubu

Fubara charged supporters, Rivers people, and Nigerians to convey President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his swift involution to avert anarchy successful the state, which was looming owed to the festering governmental crisis.

He besides said that the bid and reconciliation process, which was a precursor to restoring each Executive and Legislative institutions and offices, was already underway.

Governor Fubara spoke connected Thursday, May 29, astatine a gathering with leaders and stakeholders of the Simplified Movement arsenic portion of activities to people his 2 years successful office, Vanguard reported.

Fubara hints astatine instrumentality to office, reconciliation with Wike weeks aft gathering with President Tinubu. Photo credit: Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Sir Siminalayi Fubara
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“I privation to guarantee you that the issues volition soon beryllium resolved, and you volition travel backmost to your offices, not conscionable astatine the Executive arm, but besides legislative arm. And I besides judge that the beardown relationships we had earlier volition return, and we volition statesman to enactment unneurotic again, for the bully and advancement of the State. What is important is for america to person a forgiving spirit.”

Fubara calls Wike his Oga, speaks connected reconciliation

Speaking further, Fubara assured reconciliation with the erstwhile politician and present Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, precise soon.

“There is nary crushed wherefore determination volition not beryllium bid betwixt maine and my Oga,” successful notation to Wike, adding, “There volition beryllium peace. We are meeting. We volition reconcile.”

Fubara meets Tinubu, drops cryptic comment

Recall that Fubara, who was suspended for six months, appeared to person distanced himself from the fervent calls for his return to office.

Speaking astatine a work of songs for elder statesman Edwin Clark connected May 11, 2025, the embattled politician remarked:

“Do you adjacent cognize if I privation to spell backmost there? My tone has already near there.”

Fubara spoke aft helium reportedly met with President Bola Tinubu successful London successful April, further fuelling speculation of an impending governmental shift.

It volition beryllium absorbing to enactment that Wike and Fubara person been astatine loggerheads hardly six months aft the second resumed bureau implicit the power of Rivers state's governmental structure.

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Rivers crisis: Wike confirms gathering with Fubara

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara was making reconciliatory moves.

At a media parley successful Abuja, Wike disclosed that Governor Fubara visited him, alongside 2 different governors.

Wike and Fubara person been astatine loggerheads hardly six months aft the second resumed bureau implicit the power of Rivers state's governmental structure.

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