The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, revealing that he had initially pushed for the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Speaking during a media parley with select journalists on Friday in Abuja, Wike said President Tinubu’s intervention prevented the state from descending into chaos amid ongoing political tensions.
The crisis led to the suspension of Governor Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and several members of the State House of Assembly.
The president’s decision to install a sole administrator in the interim has sparked widespread debate across Nigeria.
However, Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, defended the move, describing it as necessary to maintain stability and avert a political implosion.
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