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Wike says backing Fubara again would amount to a fatal political mistake
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FCT minister insists decision has been taken ahead of 2027 Rivers governorship race
- Dismisses claims that support for Tinubu guarantees Fubara’s re-election
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that his political career would suffer irreparable damage if Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, secures a second term in office.
Wike made the statement on Saturday while addressing party stakeholders at a meeting in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, stressing that a firm decision had already been taken concerning the 2027 governorship election.
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According to him, supporting Fubara again would amount to repeating a costly political error.
“We have made a decision as far as Tinubu is concerned. The other one — no way. Because if we make another mistake, then we will go and bury ourselves politically. I will not allow myself to be buried,” Wike said.
The FCT minister has intensified his criticism of Fubara following the governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last month.
He accused the governor of breaching the terms of a peace agreement reached before the lifting of emergency rule in the state, which paved the way for Fubara’s return to office.
Wike reiterated that mistakes made in Rivers politics would be corrected in 2027, adding that details of the agreement that restored Fubara to power would be made public at the appropriate time.
At a separate stakeholders’ meeting in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Wike dismissed suggestions that Fubara’s open support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would automatically guarantee his re-election.
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“If you played well with the first one and succeeded, do you think you can succeed with the second one? There cannot be two markets in one day,” he said.
The former Rivers governor warned party supporters against relying on assurances tied solely to Tinubu’s endorsement, noting that all political actors in the state were already committed to supporting the President.
“All of us have decided to work for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. There is no discussion about that,” Wike stated.
Questioning Fubara’s leadership style, Wike argued that the governor lacked the ability to effectively relate with key political stakeholders, including local government chairmen and lawmakers.
He also reacted to Fubara’s New Year remarks in which the governor reportedly dismissed his comments as “noise,” insisting that Fubara owed his emergence as governor to him.
“I made him governor even when he was not popular among the people,” Wike said.
