By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Port Harcourt
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and his loyalists on Sunday held another closed-door meeting with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara amid renewed efforts to reconcile the two political camps.
The meeting, held at Fubara’s private residence in Port Harcourt, was the second between the parties in two weeks as efforts continue to resolve the prolonged political crisis in the state.
Wike arrived at the governor’s residence at about 4:20pm with a delegation comprising Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, other lawmakers and the 23 local government council chairmen.
Also present was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Kingsley Chinda, alongside other political stakeholders.
Fubara received the delegation before both sides proceeded into the meeting, which reportedly lasted about two hours.
As with their previous engagement, the participants declined to speak to journalists after the meeting. No official statement was issued on the discussions or any agreements reached.
A source familiar with the meeting said the engagement was another attempt by the political leaders to build on previous discussions and advance efforts to resolve their differences.
The crisis began in October 2023 following a political fallout between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike. It triggered divisions in the State House of Assembly, attempts by lawmakers to impeach the governor and the destruction of part of the Assembly complex in a fire.
The dispute later drew the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, who declared a state of emergency in Rivers State in March 2025. The emergency led to the suspension of the governor, his deputy and members of the State House of Assembly before the elected officials eventually returned to office.
Sunday’s meeting brought together key political figures aligned with the two camps, whose disagreements have continued to shape the state’s political landscape.
The participation of the Assembly Speaker, lawmakers and the 23 local government chairmen also underscored the involvement of political structures aligned with Wike in the latest reconciliation effort.
However, with no official details of the discussions made public, it remains unclear whether the meeting produced any concrete agreement or specific steps towards resolving the crisis.
