The long-standing political feud in Rivers State appears to have come to an end as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara reconciled alongside other key political leaders during a meeting in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
The peace meeting came two weeks after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu lifted the state of emergency earlier declared in Rivers, following months of political tension between Wike and Fubara over the control of the state’s political structure.
In a brief statement made available to newsmen on Sunday by Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, it was confirmed that both Wike and Fubara met with prominent figures, including Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, Chairman of the Rivers State Elders Council, and Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
According to the statement, “Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Chairman of the Rivers State Elders Council, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, and other leaders met in Port Harcourt yesterday. The political family is fully united.”
The reconciliation comes after months of public confrontation between Wike and Fubara, which had polarised the state’s political base and threatened governance stability. Sources close to the state government described the meeting as “a follow-up to President Tinubu’s intervention that sought to end the impasse.”.
Meanwhile, supporters across Port Harcourt and other parts of the state have welcomed the peace deal, describing it as a “long-awaited homecoming for political sanity.”
The meeting is said to be part of a broader reconciliation effort championed by the presidency to strengthen cohesion among party leaders and ensure stability in key states ahead of the 2027 political season.
