Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday confirmed that he spoke with Governor Sim Fubara on Wednesday with the latter confirming his readiness to return to Rivers State following the suspension of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state.
Recall that in March, President Bola Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu and the state House of Assembly following a prolonged political crisis between the governor and his predecessor.
It was gathered that Fubara was not in the country when President Tinubu suspended the emergency rule on Wednesday.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, Wike said he has spoken to Fubara and he is ready to return to the country to assume office.
Wike added that he has forgiven Fubara, saying there is no more conflict him between him and his successor.
His words, “I have already said that we’ve been speaking. I will not engage with a man I have not forgiven. Everything is over. I am not a politician who says one thing today and another tomorrow. We must move forward.
“Unfortunately, there are people who do not want peace. Today, I watched individuals twisting the law, claiming illegality in the conduct of local government elections. But ask them: what did they do to prevent such illegality in the first place? When you hear them pontificating and shouting, you would think they have solutions—yet they do nothing except attempt to create crisis. The president has done a great deal for us, and peace has been restored.”
