Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he is now enjoying a good relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, after months of political tension in the state.
The governor made this known on Monday, September 22, 2025, while speaking to State House correspondents shortly after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Fubara’s visit comes months after a political crisis rocked Rivers State, involving a bitter power tussle between him and his predecessor and political godfather, Wike.
The crisis, which began in late 2023, led to a serious division in the Rivers State House of Assembly, with threats of impeachment, parallel assembly sittings, and public protests. At one point, the conflict threatened to destabilise governance in the oil-rich state.
However, while speaking on Monday, Fubara declared that peace had fully returned to Rivers and described his relationship with Wike as cordial.
“I don’t know what you mean by if this is a paper peace. As far as I’m concerned, we have made peace. Fubara and his principal are working together,” he said, dismissing claims that the reconciliation was only for public show.
The governor also thanked President Bola Tinubu for playing a key role in resolving the political crisis. According to him, the president’s intervention was timely and crucial in restoring calm and stability to the state.
“I want to thank Mr. President for his fatherly role in making sure that there is peace in Rivers State. That peace is what is supporting the development we are seeing today,” Fubara said.
The governor also used the opportunity to assure the people of Rivers that his administration is focused on delivering good governance and developmental projects now that peace has returned.
Fubara, who took over from Wike in May 2023, had earlier been seen as Wike’s loyal ally. However, the relationship turned sour barely months into his administration. The crisis reached a peak when some lawmakers loyal to Wike attempted to remove Fubara from office. A peace deal, reportedly brokered by President Tinubu in early 2024, temporarily calmed the situation.
With this latest statement, Fubara is signalling that the crisis is now fully behind them, and Rivers State can move forward.
The political calm in the state is expected to boost investor confidence and help drive development projects that were previously stalled due to the uncertainty.
