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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has given an insight into his face-off with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Fubara said his rift with Wike has to do with tussle over power and control in Rivers State. Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office as
Rivers crisis: Fubara reveals cause of fight with Wike

Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has given an insight into his face-off with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.

Fubara said his rift with Wike has to do with tussle over power and control in Rivers State.

Wike and Fubara have been at loggerheads since the latter assumed office as governor in 2023.

The cold war between the duo had continued despite President Bola Tinubu and other relevant stakeholders’ intervention.

But speaking about the crisis on Channels TV Politics Today, Fubara said he had kept all “understandings” despite the continued face-off.

According to Fubara: “We all know the issue. It is very simple. It has to do with the issue of power and control. You have all seen it in this case. If election had been held in Rivers and council chairmen had been inaugurated in a normal situation do we even need anybody to go and obstruct them from entering the Secretariat?

“I don’t think there is any understanding we had that I haven’t kept. There is no understanding that we had that I haven’t kept. Like I said I won’t want to discuss those issues.”

The governor also raised concerns about Tinubu’s intervention in the crisis because only his name was mentioned.

He said: “I don’t have any issue with the President intervention. But I am a bit concerned when my name was only mentioned. But like I said since it is coming from the President, I have no comments about it.

“This issue is simple. It is as simple as an ABC. Everyone in Nigeria and Rivers knows where this issue is coming from. It is not rocket science. The issue is not Fubara.”

Rivers crisis: Fubara reveals cause of fight with Wike

Rising from the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday, President Bola Tinubu has directed the creation of Disaster Relief Fund. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun made the disclosure while briefing the media. He said based on the fact that disasters such as the Maiduguri flooding will likely become
BREAKING: Maiduguri Floods: Tinubu orders establishment of Disaster Relief Fund

Rising from the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday, President Bola Tinubu has directed the creation of Disaster Relief Fund.

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun made the disclosure while briefing the media.

He said based on the fact that disasters such as the Maiduguri flooding will likely become a regular occurrence because of climatic changes, there is need for specialised kind of funding to meet emerging demands and challenges associated with the phenomenon.

Recall that Maiduguri in Borno State witnessed an unprecedented flooding that consumed half of the city, killing some citizens and destroying critical infrastructure.

Edun noted that the Federal Government will do all in its powers to rally funding from critical stakeholders for the Disaster Relief Fund.

BREAKING: Maiduguri Floods: Tinubu orders establishment of Disaster Relief Fund

The University of Abuja has denied claims of bias and irregularities in the ongoing selection process of the Vice Chancellor. PUNCH Online reports that senior professors at the institution on Tuesday, protested what they described as a “flawed” process for the appointment of the institution’s new vice-chancellor. The institution has been enmeshed in crisis following
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The University of Abuja has denied claims of bias and irregularities in the ongoing selection process of the Vice Chancellor. PUNCH Online reports that senior professors at the institution on Tuesday, protested what they described as a “flawed” process for the appointment of the institution’s new vice-chancellor. The institution has been enmeshed in crisis following

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