Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has reacted to the political crisis that has rocked Rivers State as the feud between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and his former godson, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, intensifies. Fayose, a known ally of Nyesom Wike, responded to a question about the state crisis by stating that the conflict has gone beyond reconciliation....For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶
Speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Sunday, October 13, he said there is a breach of trust between the politicians that will be impossible to restore.
“This crisis is unfortunate, very, very unfortunate. I believe that the matter has crossed the Rubicon,” he said.
“It has gone too far. With a breach of trust, even if you want to resolve this matter, where do you put the trust part? I rather want to believe that it is too late in the day to call for reconciliation,” he stated.
Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office in 2023 following his election victory.
In a recent interview, Wike didn’t rule out reconciliation, as he says the restoration of peace in the state is Fubara’s responsibility.
Despite Presidential Bola Tinubu’s intervention, the rift between the duo has continued unabated and escalated during the recent local government elections in the state.
Daily Post reported violent clashes in at least four local government areas, with parts of the buildings in Eleme, Ikwerre, and Emohua council premises burnt down by rampaging political hoodlums, while gunshots were fired sporadically in Ahoada East to resist newly elected council officials on Monday. The burning of LG secretariats came shortly after the withdrawal of the police officers securing the 23 council secretariats....For More READ THE FULL STORY ▶▶
