Rivers crisis: Wike confirms alleged secret meeting with Fubara, shares crucial details

• FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara is making reconciliatory moves
• At a media parley successful Abuja connected Monday, Wike disclosed that Governor Fubara visited him, alongside 2 different governors
• Wike, the contiguous past politician of Rivers state, spoke hours aft Fubara downplayed the anticipation of his instrumentality to the Rivers authorities location aft his six-month suspension

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

FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, the curate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) connected Monday, May 12, confirmed that the suspended politician of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, was led by 2 governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to his location to marque bid betwixt the some of them.

Wike revealed this during a media parley with selected journalists successful Abuja, monitored by Legit.ng connected Monday.

Did Fubara sojourn Wike, beg for reconciliation?

Wike, the contiguous past politician of Rivers state, stated this connected Monday pursuing reports that Fubara, who was suspended earlier successful the year, secretly visited the FCT minister.

The curate confirmed the gathering and maintained that helium is not going to notation the names of the APC governors who accompanied Fubara to his residence successful Abuja.

Fubara says helium whitethorn not instrumentality arsenic Rivers gov

Wike spoke hours aft Rivers politician Siminalayi Fubara has declared that helium is not hopeless to return to office days aft Tinubu filed a defence astatine the Supreme Court against the suit regarding his suspension.

Speaking astatine a work of songs successful honour of precocious elder statesman Edwin Clark connected Sunday, Fubara distanced himself from supporters' fiery remarks calling for his reinstatement.

The embattled politician expressed interest that immoderate actions taken by well-meaning supporters had inadvertently worsened his predicament.

Recall that President Tinubu declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers authorities connected March 18, suspending Governor Fubara, his deputy, and the authorities House of Assembly, and appointed Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) as sole administrator.

Legit.ng understands that Wike and Fubara are astatine loggerheads implicit the power of the oil-rich Rivers state.

Read much astir Rivers situation here:

• Wike vs Fubara: Guru Maharaj mentions ‘real enemy’ of bid amid Rivers exigency rule
• Senate sets up committee to show Rivers administrator, afloat database emerges
• Lawyers tempest US embassy, backmost Rivers exigency rule

Tinubu’s ex-AGF, 11 SANs to support Rivers exigency rule

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Federal Government has appointed 12 SANs, led by Chief Akin Olujinmi, to support the declaration of exigency regularisation successful Rivers State astatine the Supreme Court.

Eleven PDP governors are challenging the March 18 suspension of Governor Fubara and his lawman for six months and the authorities of exigency declaration by Tinubu.

The AGF has filed a preliminary objection, arguing the lawsuit lacks merit, jurisdiction, and locus standi.

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Source: Legit.ng