Siminalayi Fubara, suspended Rivers State governor, recently visited Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, at his Abuja residence in a bid to reconcile following months of political tension that led to the declaration of a state of emergency in the oil-rich state.
The visit followed a separate meeting between Fubara and President Bola Tinubu in London, where the deepening crisis between the governor and his predecessor, Wike, was discussed. The fallout from their feud prompted the federal government to suspend the governor and other elected officials for an initial six-month period.
Sources revealed that Fubara was accompanied to Wike’s residence on April 18 by Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State and former Governor Olusegun Osoba.
“Fubara was brought to the minister’s house on Friday, 18 April. He prostrated for Wike while holding his legs and calling him, ‘My Oga’,” Premium Times quoted a source familiar with the development. (Businessday)