President Tinubu has reportedly taken away Fubara’s civic right to seek for re-election in 2027 in the peace path with Wike.
NaijaOnPoint Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has reportedly agreed to reinstate suspended governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara but with a condition he won’t seek re-election in 2027 and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike will be left to all nominate LGA chairpersons in the state.
According to TheCable, the truce was reached on Thursday night, June 26 during a closed-door meeting Fubara, his predecessor and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, suspended Rivers state House of Assembly members had with President Tinubu in the State House.
The publication reports that sources in the presidency say the deal, part of a broader effort to restore democratic order in Rivers, involves significant concessions.
According to insiders, one of the key terms is that Fubara will be reinstated to complete his four-year tenure but must forgo any plans to seek a second term in 2027, a move that will limit his clout but to which he agreed.
The report adds that part of the conditions handed down to Fubara is that Wike would be allowed to nominate all the local government chairpersons across the 23 LGAs of the state.
The source in the presidency also mentioned that this would serve as significant political leverage, restoring grassroots control to the FCT minister.
Fubara has also agreed to pay all outstanding allowances and entitlements owed to the 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike who were suspended from the state assembly.
In return, the lawmakers will not initiate any impeachment proceedings against him.
The suspended legislators, led by Amaewhule, had defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) amid the power tussle but continued to lay claim to their seats.
Their status as lawmakers has been a subject of legal and political debate.
The presidential sources described Thursday night’s meeting as a breakthrough in Tinubu’s push to reconcile Wike and the governor, but at the cost of Fubara giving up significant powers in exchange for political survival.