Rivers State On F|re As Wike, Fubara Camps Clash
Nyesom Wike’s loyalist group, Wike Generation Next, has made some serious allegations against Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
They claim that Fubara is misusing state resources to fuel protests in Abuja, and that these protests are not only aimed at Fubara’s own government but also at President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a video statement posted on Channels TV, group leader Okazu Powers revealed that the planned protest is set to take place within the next few days. This development is likely to escalate tensions between Wike’s supporters and Fubara’s administration.
Mr Powers said: “It has been uncovered that the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will not be spared by the rented protesters. We have it on good authority the governor through his surrogates held a clandestine meeting with the leaders of these groups in Abuja on Thursday, 7th of November, 2024 with our scarce resources meant for the development of Rivers State which was given to them to mobilise for protest.”
Reacting, an aide to the state governor, Achor Nna, denied that his principal is behind any protest in Abuja as alleged by Wike’s supporters.
He said: “I want to tell Nigerians that Rivers State Government does not have anything to do with any purported protest. We tell all Nigerians to sit down and relax and see how one man because of selfish interest wants to push the state into hardship.”
The ongoing feud between Nyesom Wike and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara, in Rivers State is getting increasingly intense.
Their conflicting political interests have been at odds since 2023, and despite President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, the issues remain unresolved.
Fubara recently said he publicly pleaded with Wike in October to relinquish control and allow peace to prevail in the oil-rich state.
“There is nothing I have not done on this earth for peace to reign. I can tell you the number of times I have knelt to beg that let’s allow this issue to go. I have done everything,” Fubara said.
Asked what his message to Wike would be if they met, Fubara said, “I’ll tell him (Wike) that it has gotten to a point where he needs to let go. We need peace in this state.
“You don’t necessarily need to win all the fights; at times, you just let go for the sake of the good people of Rivers State and the love that you have always professed for the state. We need to secure the state.
“Fubara will leave tomorrow. Who knows who is going to come? It might be through him or another person but we need to secure the state.”
Reacting to these claims, Wike said the Governor lied about kneeling down to beg him.
