Wike's Comeback? Tension as Fubara's supporters mentions implication of Tinubu's peace deal

• The reconciliation woody betwixt the suspended Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, and FCT curate Nyesom Wike has stirred caller speech successful the polity
• Reports making the rounds connected Saturday revealed Fubara agreed to President Tinubu's woody of not returning to bureau successful 2027 and allowing Wike to elite the 23 LGA chairmen successful the state
• However, Fubara's supporters, which see fashionable lawyer and Rights activistic Deji Adeyanju, mentioned the accusation of Tinubu's bid and Fubara's fate

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Supporters of the suspended politician of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, person differed implicit his reconciliation with Nyesom Wike, the curate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), which was mediated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, arsenic fragile and a surrender by the governor.

Controversy trails Tinubu's bid woody signed by Governor Sim Fubara and FCT curate Nyesom Wike. Photo credit: Sir Siminalayi Fubara, Lere Olayinka
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The Punch connected Saturday, June 28, reported that sources wrong the Presidency disclosed that Fubara agreed not to question re-election successful 2027 and besides consented to let Wike to nominate each 23 section authorities chairpersons successful Rivers state.

However, this compromise has not gone down good with immoderate of the governor’s allies, who consciousness the statement was reached without due consultation and astatine large governmental cost.

Fubara supporters cull determination implicit 2027 deal

Meanwhile, a erstwhile Rivers State Commissioner for Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment, Dr Leloonu Nwibubasa, said what transpired successful Abuja was a surrender and not a reconciliation.

In an interrogation with The Punch, the ex-commissioner insisted that determination was nary reconciliation due to the fact that the politician did not spell with his supporters.

He described the improvement arsenic vicious, pointing retired that Wike had succeeded successful cowing the politician to submission.

On the accusation for the state, Nwibubasa said it was a instrumentality to the trenches.

Fubara’s supporters blows blistery arsenic Tinubu reconciles embattled Rivers politician with his governmental godfather, Nyesom Wike. Photo credit: Port Harcourt
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“What it behoves for Rivers radical is clear, that the governmental structures, economical structures and realm of enactment of Rivers State person returned to the aged order,” helium added.

Also reacting to the bid deal, a group, the Rivers Emancipation Movement, successful a connection connected Friday, June 27, said the reconciliation was not successful the involvement of the people of the state.

The National President of the group, Zoe Tamunotonye, stated that Fubara betrayed radical of the authorities who stood by him by not carrying them on successful the process.

The radical insisted that the truce was built connected “falsehood, self-interest, and short-term governmental convenience,” and hence would not last.

Lawyer, rights activistic Adeyanju slams Wike

Also reacting, a quality rights activistic and governmental commentator, Deji Adeyanju, described the bid woody arsenic fragile.

Referencing Wike’s past governmental conduct, Adeyanju added:

“From his vow astatine the PDP normal to abide by the outcome, which helium swiftly disregarded, to his betrayal of Dr Peter Odili, a antheral helium erstwhile called his governmental father, and his calculated governmental attacks connected President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Wike’s signifier is clear; helium honours lone his ain ambition.”

He warned that the reconciliation should beryllium seen not arsenic a breakthrough, but arsenic a “trap.”

“Governor Fubara indispensable hole his caput that this reconciliation is simply a trap, and not a truce. Wike volition not lone undermine him present but volition breach the statement connected purpose,” helium said.

Supporters applaud truce

But the peculiar advisor to Governor Fubara connected physics media, Jerry Omatsogunwa, stated that the reconciliation would usher successful bid and improvement successful the state.

Omatsogunwa stressed that the exigency regularisation and the governor’s suspension had affected the authorities socially and economically.

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Akpabio: Why National Assembly volition resoluteness Rivers crisis

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, assured that the National Assembly volition intervene and resoluteness Rivers crisis.

Akpabio, who represented President Bola Tinubu, made the pledge connected Thursday, June 26, successful Abuja during the commissioning of a project.

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