The arrangement was clear: no second term, no local government control, and peace will return,” Wike.
so What changed?
President Bola Tinubu agreed to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara as the governor of Rivers state — but with the condition that he will not seek re-election in 2027, TheCable.
The truce was reached during a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, where Tinubu hosted Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); Fubara; Martin Amaewhule, the suspended speaker of the Rivers assembly; and a handful of lawmakers.
Presidency sources say the deal, part of a broader effort to restore democratic order in Rivers, involved significant concessions one of which is that Fubara will be reinstated to complete his four-year tenure but must forgo any plans to seek a second term in 2027 — a move that will limit his clout but to which he agreed.
A source said, as part of the conditions, Wike would be allowed to nominate all the local government chairpersons across the 23 LGAs of the state.
the source in the presidency said this would serve as significant political leverage, restoring grassroots control to the FCT minister.
TheCable understands that Fubara also agreed to pay all outstanding allowances and entitlements owed to the 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike who were suspended from the state assembly.
.The deal was about restoring calm, but at a steep cost for Fubara,”
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