Wike Tackles Rivers Elders, Clerics Over State's Political Crisis

Wike Rejects 'Media Blackmail' Sets Terms for Reconciliation With Fubara

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria – Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has vehemently dismissed recent rumours regarding his health, while also laying out conditions for a genuine reconciliation with his political protégé-turned-rival, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking at the platinum jubilee celebration of Honourable Ken Chikere in Port Harcourt on Friday, April 25, 2025, Wike addressed ongoing political tens…

Wike Tackles Rivers Elders, Clerics Over State's Political Crisis

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, has challenged elders of Rivers State to show the efforts they had made towards resolving the political crisis in the state. Wike, who is the immediate-past governor of the state, spoke on Friday during a birthday anniversary thanksgiving of one of his allies in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He said: “After Mr. President, in his wisdom, declared state of emergency, to save River…