Why Fubara Failed To Show Up At Govt House After Tinubu’s Reinstatement

Reports are suggesting that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, still wants to interfere in the leadership and governance in Rivers State.

Naija News learnt that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s failure to show up on Thursday after reinstatement was partly due to ongoing talks on important appointments in the state.

Recall that thousands of supporters, who had thronged the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, to welcome Fubara, went home disappointed after he failed to appear.

Fubara was scheduled to resume duties as Governor on Thursday, following the end of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state by President Bola Tinubu on March 18.

In an interview with Punch, Fubara’s aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Governor was in Abuja but would resume work on Friday.

He said, “The governor is in Abuja. He will be coming to Port Harcourt to resume work on Friday. That is all I can say for now.”

However, multiple sources alleged that Wike is insisting that the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, and the majority of the commissioners that Fubara will appoint should come from his camp.

The sources said that had the negotiations been concluded early, Fubara would have returned to Rivers, but that the drama had lasted till late on Thursday.

One of the sources said, “We can’t say for now if any agreement has been reached.” 

But Wike, while speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, on Thursday, distanced himself from the allegations, insisting he would not interfere with Fubara’s administration.

He said, “I cannot go and impose anything on the governor. Why would I impose anything on the governor? Assuming I go to the governor and say, ‘I want this,’ will the state collapse? I will not. I have no candidate, and I will not.”

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