BREAKING: FG Responds to Allegation of Being Behind Rivers Crisis as Wike-Fubara Feud Rages On

• The federal government (FG) has washed its hands off the ongoing political crisis rocking Rivers state
• The FG said it should not be held responsible for the feud between the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike; and the state’s governor, Siminalayi Fubara
• Legit.ng reports that the crisis in Rivers state has seen Wike and some members of the Rivers state house of assembly antagonise Governor Fubara

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 6-year-experience covering politics in Nigeria

FCT, Abuja - The federal government on Wednesday, December 13, said it has no hand in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers state.

Legit.ng reports that the crisis involves Governor Siminalayi Fubara; Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); and the ex-Rivers governor's loyalists.

Rivers: Wike's position not our stance - FG

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Per Vanguard newspaper, the Bola Tinubu administration emphatically declared that Wike’s position was not shared by the government.

Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, stated this in a chat with state house correspondents after briefing on the outcomes of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. Leadership newspaper also noted the FG's stance.

Asked whether the federal government shares Wike’s position on the matter as a member of the federal cabinet, the information minister replied:

“Well, he is a federal cabinet member; he is involved in the situation in the state. That cannot be a federal government position. How can it be the federal government’s position?”

Idris added:

“The federal government is always interested in the well-being of all the states, and in that direction, the federal government will always align with everyone in Nigeria to make sure that there is peace and tranquillity in all parts of this country.

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“But you know that what has happened in Rivers is not a creation of the federal government. It is a political problem that is brewing in the state. The federal government never had any hand in creating that problem.”

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, said it thoroughly reviewed the state of the party in Rivers state.

The review was conducted during the PDP’s 580th meeting, and it focused on the defection of 25 members of the Rivers state house of assembly.

Rivers lawmaker makes U-turn

Legit.ng also reported that Linda Somari Stewart, one of the 27 Rivers state house of assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), has made a U-turn.

Stewart, the lawmaker representing Okrika in the Rivers state assembly “made a u-turn as the seats of the defectors were about to be declared vacant”.

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Rivers' lawmakers' seats already vacant" - Lawyer

In another related news, Legit.ng reported that a lawyer, Kalu Kalu, said the 27 lawmakers from Rivers state who recently left the PDP in Rivers state have lost their seats in parliament.

Kalu noted that the law states that an elected official can only defect from his party to another during his or her term if there is a leadership struggle within the party.

Source: Legit.ng