The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday explained how the protracted political crisis in Rivers State denied Governor Siminalayi Fubara his second-term ambition
Wike said Fubara destroyed his ambition by listening to political associates and external forces seeking to capture the state and render him incapable of governing.
The former Rivers State Governor said this during his monthly media chat where he reflected on his troubled relationship with Fubara.
The minister said he repeatedly warned Fubara not to abandon the political structure that brought him to power.
Wike said, “I said, look, don’t derail. I came as governor, I had a crisis. When I came as governor, there was nothing. They didn’t even relocate the Government House”.
He recalled inheriting an administration with little or no resources, disclosing that he had to borrow ceremonial vehicles from former Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko.
“When I came, I had to borrow vehicles from the former governor of Ondo, Mimiko, these parade vehicles. Nobody kept any vehicle; I didn’t have one.
“But before I left as governor, I packed out from Government House one and a half years before. I renovated the Government House. I bought vehicles for the governor, the deputy governor and the governor’s wife. I did that,” he said.
The disagreement between Wike and Fubara began shortly after Fubara assumed office in 2023, when Wike accused his successor of moving too quickly to dismantle the political structure that produced him and build an independent political base within his first 100 days.
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