Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday in Abuja, said he is at peace with his political principal, declaring that “proper peace” has returned to the state after months of political tension.
Speaking to journalists after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, Fubara stressed that he had resumed his duties in an atmosphere of peace and cooperation.
“As far as I’m concerned, we have made peace. Fubara and his principal are working together,” the governor said.
Although Fubara did not mention names, his remarks are seen as a reference to his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, with whom he has had a prolonged political feud.
The governor explained that his visit to Tinubu was a courtesy call and an opportunity to seek direction following the expiration of the six-month emergency rule in the state.
“It’s not much. It’s a father-son discussion, telling him thank you, and the areas where, if at all, there should be any issue for him to guide me properly so we don’t be in any situation of crisis,” he said.
Tinubu lifted the emergency rule on September 17, restoring the offices of governor, deputy governor and the House of Assembly after a political impasse between Fubara and Wike that had crippled governance.
The Supreme Court had earlier declared that “there was no government in Rivers State,” citing the collapse of relations between the loyalists of both men in the assembly.
