Despite the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, the political war between Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, now minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara has shown little sign of abating, despite moves by the latter to concede grounds to his former boss. And ahead of the local government polls expected to hold early this year, both men have begun moves to assert their political dominance in the oil rich state.
“Wike has started his LGA election consultation,” said Chinondu Wokocha, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. “He visited Victor Giadom to seek his support for the upcoming LGA election because he knows Governor Fubara is in charge of PDP Rivers State. Wike is structureless in Rivers State.”
