{"id":159860,"date":"2025-04-18T23:18:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T22:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/rivers-crisis-im-open-to-forgiveness-wike-gives-fubara-condition-for-peace"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:04:11","slug":"rivers-crisis-im-open-to-forgiveness-wike-gives-fubara-condition-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/rivers-crisis-im-open-to-forgiveness-wike-gives-fubara-condition-for-peace","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Crisis: I\u2019m open to forgiveness \u2013 Wike gives Fubara condition for peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has given suspended Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State condition for peace.<\/p>\n<p>Wike said he is open to forgiveness if Fubara apologizes over the political crisis in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Wike and Fubara had been at loggerheads shortly after the latter became governor in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis between the duo affected the state House of Assembly, a situation that led to factionalization of the legislature in the state.<\/p>\n<p>As the political crisis started degenerating into insecurity challenges, President Bola Tinubu had declared a state of emergency.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu also suspended Fubara for six months while appointing a sole administrator.<\/p>\n<p>However, addressing a media parley in Abuja, Wike said: \u201cHas anybody approached anybody? I don\u2019t like people who are hypocrites. I have told her to mention an elder in Rivers running around the governor who has taken steps to achieve peace?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, if we don\u2019t achieve anything, we will still go back to square one, which does not make sense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day Mr President intervened, the assembly people immediately withdrew the impeachment notice. I\u2019m open to forgiveness if he comes sincerely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has given suspended Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State condition for peace. Wike said he is open to forgiveness if Fubara apologizes over the political crisis in the state. 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