Photos: I’ve made peace with Wike, says Fubara after meeting Tinubu in Aso Villa

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru

ABUJA — Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State connected Monday told State House correspondents that helium has made bid with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, aft a closed-door gathering with President Bola Tinubu astatine the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Fielding questions from journalists aft the meeting, Governor Fubara explained that helium came to the Villa to pass the President that helium had resumed work aft his six-month suspension.

Describing the sojourn arsenic a “father-and-son discussion,” helium said helium besides sought the President’s guidance to debar a recurrence of governmental crises successful the state.

On the intent of his visit, helium said: “You’re alert that the suspension was lifted midnight of the 17th, and I came successful connected the 19th. Ideally, it’s due for maine to spot Mr. President and to archer him that I’m back, and I’ve besides resumed my work arsenic the politician of Rivers State.

“It’s not much. It’s a father-and-son discussion, telling him convey you and seeking his guidance truthful we don’t find ourselves successful immoderate concern that volition bring situation again.”

On what the President told him, Fubara said: “He advised maine connected what to bash and however to spell successful the close direction.”

When asked whether existent bid had returned to Rivers, Fubara replied: “As acold arsenic I’m concerned, we person made peace. Fubara and his main are moving together.”

Fubara, dressed successful a achromatic caftan and achromatic cap, arrived astatine the Villa astir 6:20 pm.

This was his archetypal gathering with President Tinubu aft his suspension and the lifting of the authorities of exigency successful Rivers connected September 18, 2025.

Tinubu had, successful a March 18 broadcast, declared a authorities of exigency successful Rivers State, suspended antiauthoritarian structures, and appointed a sole head to oversee the state’s affairs.

Fubara’s sojourn came soon aft the President met separately with the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji; and the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, among others.

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