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Fubara Visits Wike to Beg for Peace after Tinubu Steps In to Stop Crisis in Rivers
In a fresh move toward reconciliation, Rivers State’s suspended Governor, Sim Fubara, recently visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, at his home in Abuja.
Fubara didn’t go alone. He was accompanied by Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, and former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba. Upon arriving, Fubara reportedly went straight into Wike’s living room—an environment he’s quite familiar with—and pleaded with him.
A source close to the situation, who preferred not to be named, confirmed that the meeting did happen. However, when asked if it brought an end to the state of emergency declared in the state, the source said they couldn’t confirm that part.
This development follows Fubara’s recent meeting with President Bola Tinubu in London. Fubara and Wike had been at loggerheads since Fubara assumed office in 2023, and things took a more dangerous turn when threats from Niger Delta militants prompted Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.
In response to the growing tension, the president suspended Fubara, his deputy, and members of the state assembly for six months, installing a Sole Administrator to take charge. Wike, while commenting on the situation, revealed he had pushed for Fubara’s removal, but it was Tinubu’s intervention that stopped things from escalating further.
Nigerian pastor and overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, addresses and reacts to the current happenings of the country regarding the kidnapping and the abductions.
The pastor urges the government on steps they can take to solve and help the people of the country. “The Nigerian government has a clear and urgent duty to protect these Middle Belt communities, who have carried the weight of violence for far too long.”
“Rather than play the ostrich and cover up clear terrorism as mere farmer-herder clashes, the Nigerian state has a responsibility to invade the camps of armed marauders who hide under the cloak of herdsmen of whatever ethnicity, and who invade defenceless communities and gleefully massacre unarmed men, women and children.”
US President Donald Trump criticizes the Nigeria government once again after the increase of insecurity over the past few days. The president stated that the government is failing to protect Christian communities from the attacks going on.
“Nigeria is a disgrace. The whole thing is a disgrace,” Trump said. “They’re killing people by the thousands. It’s a genocide, and I’m really angry about it. And we pay, you know, we give a lot of subsidies to Nigeria. We’re going to end up stopping.”
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar speaks out against the rising insecurity in the country. He urged the government to take action and claimed that it is not too late to declare a state of emergency.
He reacted after another news of abduction of students was announced on the 21st of November.
“How many more lives must be shattered before decisive action is taken? It is not too late for the government to finally declare a state of emergency on insecurity and confront this menace with the urgency it deserves.”
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