{"id":118663,"date":"2025-05-12T22:16:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T21:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118663"},"modified":"2025-05-12T22:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T21:16:03","slug":"rivers-fubaras-suspension-was-self-inflicted-wike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/rivers-fubaras-suspension-was-self-inflicted-wike\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers: Fubara\u2019s suspension was self-inflicted &#8211; Wike"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that the suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is a victim of \u201cself-inflicted\u201d wound and should devise a means to wriggle out of the situation by himself.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Speaking during a media chat on Monday in Abuja, Wike who has a strained relationship with the governor, admitted that Fubara came with two All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to his house.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He further stated that Fubara was warned earlier against allowing political influences to mislead him, adding that the situation could have been avoided if he had listened to him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Narrating efforts he made to ensure that his relationship with Fubara did not break down irretrievable, Wike continued,<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis is a self-inflicted injury. He doesn\u2019t need it. When this thing started, I called him. Seyi Makinde, Ortom, Ikpeazu, and Umahi were there. We sat him down and said, This is not good for you. God has given it to you; don\u2019t allow people to push you. You\u2019re a governor, we know.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cDon\u2019t forget people laboured day and night, and what I have said is don\u2019t forget people who toiled day and night.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said that though Fubara came to his house seeking peace, he has not taken any extra steps, like meeting others who are hurting like the Speaker of the House of Assembly and other members, to ensure that peace returns to the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cYes, he came with two governors, and unfortunately, the two of them are APC governors. He said he wants peace, and I said I want peace too.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThere are steps. You people think this is about saying I want peace; then you go. What that means is that there\u2019s an open window for you. Take the necessary steps to show you want peace.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He accused an unnamed governor of influencing Fubara\u2019s decisions and warned that failure to resolve the issues could prolong the crisis in Rivers State.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI told him, go this way, and you will not have a problem. People came and said, Don\u2019t mind him; assert yourself as governor.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThey declare a state of emergency; he who wears the shoe knows where it pinches him. Who suffers? Assuming you don\u2019t settle this problem and the state of emergency is called off, has the problem ended?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAssembly will still be the same as it has been. The crisis will still be there, and they won\u2019t pass your budget or get federal allocation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Wike also questioned Fubara\u2019s ability to lead a genuine peace process, pointing to ongoing public attacks by his supporters. He stressed the need for concrete action, not just declarations, to mend the political rift.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI told him, I don\u2019t think you have the capacity to make peace. Your people are demonstrating every day, going on television to insult people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cHave you met the assembly people? there are leaders you should meet. It\u2019s not to say I want peace; you must show by conduct and action that you want it.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to reports, Fubara\u2019s visit followed a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in London, shortly after the president declared a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State on March 18.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The emergency measure included the suspension of Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas was appointed as administrator to oversee the state during this period.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that the suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is a victim of \u201cself-inflicted\u201d wound and should&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rivers: Fubara\u2019s suspension was self-inflicted - Wike - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/rivers-fubaras-suspension-was-self-inflicted-wike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rivers: Fubara\u2019s suspension was self-inflicted - Wike - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Myke Agunwa The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that the suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is a victim of \u201cself-inflicted\u201d wound and should&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/rivers-fubaras-suspension-was-self-inflicted-wike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-12T21:16:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Wike-and-Fubara.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"626\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"367\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/rivers-fubaras-suspension-was-self-inflicted-wike\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/rivers-fubaras-suspension-was-self-inflicted-wike\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Rivers: Fubara\u2019s suspension was self-inflicted &#8211; 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