Sophia Michaels
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Governor of Rivers State, has explained that his camp accepted whatever decision President Bola Tinubu took during his intervention on the political crisis in Rivers State.
He added that he had fulfilled every condition in the peace accord signed by incumbent governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
The minister reportedly said this during his visit to the palace of the Oba of Ogbaland.
He was accompanied to the Palace of the Oba of Ogbaland by Senator Sam Anyanwu, Senator Barinada Mpigi and Chief Victor Giadom, Timipire Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, Senator Heinekin Lopobiri and Felix Obuah.
Channels TV quoted Wike as saying, “We accepted whatever decision Mr President has taken and we have on our own part fulfilled every condition given by Mr President because I told you I will not let you down.
“It is just to let you know that your request of making sure there is peace in the state of which you asked Mr President to intervene, we have accepted. And I want you to use this opportunity to continue to pray for Mr President for God to continue to give him wisdom to pilot the affairs of this nation.”
Wike, who commended President Tinubu for his intervention in the political crisis between him and his successor in office, Governor Fubara, further said that “He is not from this state. So many people have piloted the affairs of this country, crisis has engulfed other states and you hardly would see somebody come out and say irrespective of the political party, I need peace in the state.
“If there is peace in the states, it will help peace in Nigeria. So, I will urge you and your council to continue to pray for Mr President for God to continue to give him wisdom to pilot the affairs of the country.”
Recall that Tinubu had intervened in the political crisis rocking Rivers State between Wike and Governor Fubara, during which the President on December 18, 2023, after a round of meeting at the Aso Villa in Abuja got Wike and Fubara to sign a peace accord.
Wike and Fubara agreed that all matters instituted in the courts by Fubara and his team be withdrawn immediately.
Fubara, Wike, Amaewhule and other gladiators in the crisis signed the agreement while the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, also signed the document.
The Wike camp also agreed that all impeachment proceedings initiated against the governor by the Rivers State House of Assembly be dropped immediately
The parties in the feud resolved to recognise the leadership of Martin Amaewhule in the Rivers State House of Assembly and not that of Edison Ehie.
The two camps agreed to recognise Amaewhule and his 26 allies who recently resigned from the PDP to the APC.
