Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, acknowledged that his predecessor and current Federal Capital Territory minister, Nyesom Wike, holds a significant influence over him, referring to Wike as his boss.
This acknowledgment came during a meeting between the two at a church service commemorating the 2023/2024 legal year at Saint Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt.
Their interaction at the event was marked by a handshake and subsequent seating, signifying a public appearance together for the first time since a previous attempt by state lawmakers aligned with Wike to impeach Fubara. The reasons behind this impeachment effort have not been disclosed to the public.
At the start of his speech, Fubara jokingly asked the congregants to suspend the recognition of guests in order not to commit another impeachable offence.
Then he said: “My oga (boss) remains my oga. Whatever that has happened is in the past. I have not sent anybody to malign anybody.”
The governor described the political crisis as a thing of the past, adding that although it was a trying time for the state, the misunderstanding would pass. He promised that his administration would benefit the people.
