June 28, (THEWILL) — Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and the suspended Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, made a rare public appearance together on Saturday in Rivers State.
Their appearance comes just 48 hours after a renewed peace parley convened at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, aimed at resolving the protracted political standoff in the state.
THEWILL reports that the three politicians, who have been at the centre of a nearly two-year-long power tussle in the state, attended the funeral ceremony of Wike’s uncle in Rumuepirikom, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
The event attracted several political stakeholders from within and outside the state, signalling a possible thaw in tensions following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention.
Among the dignitaries at the burial were Senators Allwell Onyesoh, George Thompson Sekibo, and Olaka Nwogu.
Also in attendance were former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chibudom Nwuche; former lawmaker, Ken Chikere; South-South Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom; and former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Sam Sam Jaja.
While the public outing is yet to translate into a formal reconciliation, political observers see it as a possible outcome of Tinubu’s peace efforts, which aim to stabilise governance in the oil-rich state.
The Rivers political crisis had deepened in recent months following a fallout between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Wike, resulting in a divided House of Assembly and multiple legal battles.
Saturday’s joint appearance by the estranged allies has further fuelled speculation about the prospects of a negotiated political truce.
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