FRESH political tension is brewing in Rivers State as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of reneging on a peace agreement brokered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to resolve the prolonged political crisis in the state.
News Point Nigeria reveals that Wike made the allegation on Wednesday during a thank-you visit to the people of Tai Local Government Area, where he warned that he would soon make public the full details of the agreement reached between himself and the governor before President Tinubu.
The closed-door meeting, convened by the President at the State House in Abuja in June 2025, was aimed at ending the fierce power struggle between the two political heavyweights, a conflict that had paralysed governance in Rivers State and culminated in a state of emergency, as well as the suspension of the governor and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Following the Abuja meeting, both Wike and Fubara publicly pledged to work together in the interest of peace and stability in the oil-rich state. However, neither party disclosed the terms of the agreement, fueling speculation and uncertainty about the durability of the truce.
Speaking to supporters in Tai on Wednesday, Wike claimed that Governor Fubara had failed to honour critical aspects of the agreement, describing the alleged breach as a serious act of bad faith.
“After agreeing on something, you renege, and you think you are a smart politician? You are clever by half,” Wike said.
“Very soon, we will let Rivers people know what we agreed before Mr President. This agreement was not done anywhere else; it was done before Mr President. If you can renege on what we agreed before Mr President, then who are we?”
The former Rivers State governor also issued a renewed warning about Fubara’s political future, insisting that his political camp was prepared for a renewed confrontation.
“We are battle-ready. We were the original ‘mandate’ people,” Wike declared. “Don’t deal with people who cannot keep agreements. They will tell you it is politics, but politics like that will not work here again.”
Wike dismissed suggestions that financial power would determine the outcome of any future political contest in the state, insisting that popular support, not money, remains decisive.
“If they like, let them keep all the money, whether N600bn or not. We have defeated people with money before, and we will still defeat people with money. What matters is the people; it is not money,” he said.
The minister also used the occasion to commend the people of Tai Local Government Area for their support for President Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election, noting that their loyalty had yielded tangible dividends.
According to Wike, the support had translated into key federal appointments, infrastructure development, and the siting of the Federal University of Environment in the area.
As of the time of filing this report, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Rivers State Government had not responded to Wike’s allegations or his threat to make the details of the Tinubu-brokered agreement public.
The fresh outburst has raised fears that the fragile peace in Rivers State may collapse, potentially plunging the state back into political uncertainty and renewed power struggles.