Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike yesterday expressed optimism that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and members of the House of Assembly will abide by the agreements reached through the intervention of President Bola Tinubu to resolve the political crisis in the state.
Wike spoke in Abuja after inspecting several ongoing projects in the nation’s capital.
He stressed the President’s role as a unifying figure whose leadership was critical in easing tensions between the executive and legislative arms in Rivers State.
Fubara is expected to forward a list of commissioner-nominees to the House of Assembly this week for consideration and approval, as part of the fresh truce brokered by President Tinubu between the governor and his political benefactor, Wike.
The FCT minister confirmed that the President hosted him, Fubara, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and some elders from the state at the Presidential Villa on Sunday night.
He said: “I believe that by the grace of God, this will be the last time the President will be bothered with this issue and that this will be the last time the Rivers people will need to hear about this kind of discord.”
Wike underscored the authority of the President’s counsel, describing him as a father figure whose words should be heeded by all parties.
He said: “The President is the father of the nation, and when a father speaks, his children must listen and do the needful to ensure peace and progress.
“The House of Assembly will do what they are supposed to do, and I am confident that the governor will also carry out the acts required of him to ensure that this peace is sustainable.”
