FCT Minister Wike Finally Opens Up On Rift With Fubara
- Nyesom Wike has commented on the political crisis rocking Rivers state, saying that the matter was being looked into by the leadership of the PDP
- Wike disclosed this after a meeting with the PDP governors at the Oyo state governor's lodge in Abuja on Tuesday
- Earlier on Tuesday, Wike and Fubara met at the presidential villa, where President Bola Tinubu was said to have intervened on the matter
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FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has said the political crisis rocking Rivers state was being looked into by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to The Nation, Wike, a former governor of the state, disclosed the development after a meeting with the PDP governors in Abuja on Tuesday, October 31.
Source: Twitter
PDP leaders intervene in Rivers' political crisis, Wike
Wike stated that the PDP had taken over the crisis and that it was never an ethnic issue as speculated.
The Rivers state House of Assembly earlier served impeachment notice on Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Monday, October 30.
Wike and Fubara had earlier met at the presidential villa on Tuesday, where President Bola Tinubu reportedly intervened in the political crisis rocking the Rivers state.
Tinubu intervenes in feud between Wike and Fubara
Some political pundits have blamed Wike for the impeachment attempt on the governor. Many accused the minister of being behind the lawmakers' move to impeach the Rivers governor.
But on Tuesday, President Tinubu used the opportunity of the police council meeting in which Wike and Fubara were in attendance to step into the feud and sue for peace between the two political gladiators.
President Tinubu's intervention was disclosed by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, who addressed state correspondents after the police council's meeting, which was held at the State House in Abuja.
Fubara Impeachment: Makinde hosts PDP governors, details emerge
Legit.ng in another development reported that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State hosted PDP Governor at the Oyo State Governor's Lodge in Abuja over the political uprising in Rivers State
The PDP governors are meeting to find a lasting peace between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike
It was learnt that the PDP governors would also be discussing the fate of the party at the forthcoming governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States
Source: Legit.ng
