By Ehichioya Ezomon Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s made the world to believe that his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Chief Nyesom Wike, is the architect and purveyor of the political crisis in the state. He’s used every opportune moment to drum this narrative for …
Read More »Rivers Crisis: Fubara’s Misconception and Failure to Answer Obvious Questions
By Ehichioya Ezomon Following the bloody and destructive confrontations, aftermath of the October 5, 2024, heated and contentious local government council election in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu “called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law.” However, …
Read More »Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves as Wike Likely Retreats – Part 7
By Ehichioya Ezomon It’s certainly hitting the bull’s eye by declaring in the sixth installment of this header on Monday, June 10, 2024 – and indeed, as shown in the threads so far – that the Rivers “problem” between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and ex-Governor Nyesom Wike “is like the unending …
Read More »Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves as Wike Likely Retreats – Part 6
By Ehichioya Ezomon Rounding off the fifth installment of this series on Monday, June 3, I stated that, “barring any ‘political earthquake’ this week (last week) in the Rivers crisis, the remaining measures Fubara could deploy to arrest Wike’s alleged hegemonic hold on Rivers State will be interrogated in the …
Read More »Fubara’s Kinsmen Thank Wike for ‘Making our Son Governor’
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Thousands of Ijaw people from Rivers State, the ethnic group of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, under the umbrella of Rivers Ijaw Peoples’ Congress (RIPC) at the weekend, declared that they will remain eternally grateful to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, …
Read More »Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves as Wike Likely Retreats – Part 4
By Ehichioya Ezomon Seeming to belie the header for this article that’s run three installments, a couple of weeks has witnessed the return of former Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike – from his semblance of a sabbatical leave – to rejoin Governor Siminalayi …
Read More »Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves as Wike Likely Retreats – Part 3
By Ehichioya Ezomon As the Rivers political crisis reaches – or being pushed by the feuding parties to – its crescendo, Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s adopted a strategy of one-day, one-taunt, one-threat, one-allegation to deal with his opponents, or enemies of Rivers State, as decreed by the governor. Hence such headlines …
Read More »Abe Begs Supporters to Trust ‘Reconciliation with Wike, Return to APC’
By Godwin Chukwumaechi, Port Harcourt Sen. Magnus Abe, the senator who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial district in the 9th National Assembly, on Wednesday appealed to his teeming supporters to trust his recent reconciliation with the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and return to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He …
Read More »Rivers Political Crisis: Fubara Raves as Wike Likely Retreats (2)
By Ehichioya Ezomon As noted in part one under this header on Monday, April 29, 2024, Governor Siminalayi Fubara voluntarily and freely signed the peace agreement emanating from his solicitation for President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Rivers State that’s pitted the governor against his predecessor …
Read More »Rivers: Pro-Fubara Lawmakers Elect New Assembly Speaker
By Godwin Chukwumaechi Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, sympathetic to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, have elected a new Speaker for the House. The new Speaker of the embattled Assembly is Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo, the member representing Bonny State Constituency. Also elected is Leader of the House, Hon. Sokari …
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