In what is considered a continuation of reconciliation talks following the return of relative peace to Rivers State, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday led members of the State House of Assembly and local government chairmen in the state to meet with Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The meeting took place at the private residence of the governor in Port Harcourt, marking the first time ever, Wike would cost the governor’s private residence.
The meeting comes about a fortnight after Wike led members of the Rainbow Coalition in the state, including the All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 general elections, Kingsley Chinda, to meet with the governor.
Wike led a delegation comprising mainly members of the state legislature, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and the chairmen of the state’s 23 local government areas, to meet Fubara and his supporters.
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The APC standard-bearer for the 2027 election in the state, Kingsley Chinda, was also part of the delegation.
Details of the private meeting were not immediately available, but sources said it was aimed at building on previous discussions, strengthening reconciliation efforts and exploring ways to accommodate Fubara’s loyalists in the state’s evolving political arrangement.
Fubara and the Amaewhule-led House of Assembly had been at loggerheads for more than two years following a protracted disagreement between the governor and his predecessor, Wike.
At the height of the crisis, lawmakers made two attempts to impeach the governor before President Bola Tinubu intervened.
In October 2023, amid rising tensions between the two political camps, a section of the state House of Assembly complex along Moscow Road was bombed.
The crisis drew renewed attention from Tinubu, who declared a state of emergency in Rivers State in March 2025 for an initial period of six months.
The move led to the suspension of the governor, his deputy and members of the state House of Assembly.
Tinubu appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas as administrator of the state during the period. The elected officials later returned to office.
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