The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s readiness to return to Rivers State following the suspension of the six-month emergency rule imposed on the state.
In March, President Bola Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Mrs. Ngozi Odu, and the state House of Assembly after a prolonged political crisis between the governor and his predecessor.
Fubara was outside the country when President Tinubu lifted the emergency rule on Wednesday.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, Wike said he had spoken with Fubara, and the governor was ready to return to the country to assume office.
Wike also stated that he had forgiven Fubara, stressing that there was no longer any conflict between him and his successor.
He said, “I have already said that we’ve been speaking. I will not engage with a man I have not forgiven. Everything is over. I am not a politician who says one thing today and another tomorrow. We must move forward.
“Unfortunately, there are people who do not want peace. Today, I watched individuals twisting the law, claiming illegality in the conduct of local government elections. But ask them: what did they do to prevent such illegality in the first place? When you hear them pontificating and shouting, you would think they have solutions—yet they do nothing except attempt to create crisis. The president has done a great deal for us, and peace has been restored.”