By: David Oguzierem
The statement from the Presidency about Rivers State is not a joke. This is not PR.
This is not political grammar.
This is a clear warning from Aso Rock.
President Tinubu spoke plainly. No padding. No diplomacy.
And the message was simple: he is tired of Wike.
Yes—tired. Fed up. Enough is enough.
Sending Daniel Bwala, the presidential spokesman to say it openly on national television was not an accident. It was deliberate. It was a signal.
Tinubu is done managing Wike.
The President didn’t just say “leave Rivers alone.”
He went further and recognized Fubara as the leader of APC in Rivers State. That statement alone shook many political landlords in Port Harcourt.
Then Tinubu added the killer line:
“Allow Fubara to do his work.”
In simple language, he means to say, Wike, back off. Stop interfering.
That means Aso Rock sees the impeachment talk as nonsense, a distraction, and a waste of time. And that puts Wike on the wrong side of power.
By that statement, the President indirectly described Wike’s behavior as bullying, oppressive, and harmful to Rivers people and the country. That is not ordinary criticism. That is political demotion.
Right now, Wike is politically embarrassed. And the rain is still beating him.
Then Bwala dropped the final bombshell:
“The President has settled Wike.” Meaning?
Whatever Wike claims he spent to help Tinubu become President, he has already recovered it—plus profit.
Bwala even mentioned the TSA exemption Wike enjoyed. Let’s be honest: that exemption meant unlimited access to serious federal money.
Real money. Big money. Life-changing money.
Bwala even mocked it openly:
“Anyone who gets that kind of money will perform well.” Meaning that Wike’s achievements were not magic.
Money did the work.
So now that Wike has eaten well from the federal table, the expectation is simple: Sit down. Behave yourself. Show gratitude.
This is not a pin to a balloon.
The balloon has burst. Completely.
The political implication is heavy.
As things stand, Fubara is politically protected.
He is holding the future of Rivers APC firmly—backed by Aso Rock.
So where does that leave Wike?
The man who claims to own APC, PDP, and every political structure in Rivers?
The same man who once said nobody should interfere in Rivers politics? Well—interference has happened. From the highest level.
And now the message is clear:
FUBARA MUST TAKE FULL CONTROL.
No more half-governor.
No more remote control.
No more godfather politics.
Rivers State cannot have two captains in one boat.
Wike must make a choice—fast: Either focus fully on his job in Abuja, Or be removed from that job. You cannot be a federal minister and still run a state by force. You can’t serve two masters. You can’t hold Abuja and Rivers at the same time.
Politics is not noise. Politics is power. And power has shifted. For now, Fubara has the mandate. And it’s time he uses it—fully.
David E. Oguzierem is the
Convener, Fubara Continuity Network (FCN)
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