Rivers Crisis: I Warned Fubara Against Betraying Wike – Fayose Recounts

Ayodele Fayose, a former Ekiti State Governor, has disclosed that he warned Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, against betraying the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

Fayose disclosed that the warning was given at Fubara’s inauguration ceremony, stressing that he did not foresee that the bond between the two Rivers political heavyweights would degenerate into a full-blown political crisis.

The ex-governor made this known while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he described the ongoing rift between Fubara and his predecessor as surprising.

According to Fayose, he was seated at the high table during the swearing-in ceremony and used the opportunity to relay the message through Wike.

“I was on the high table when Governor Fubara was being sworn in. I told Wike that I wanted to speak to Fubara, and I warned him not to turn against you,” Fayose said.

He added that he never imagined that events would spiral to the extent currently being witnessed.

Fayose’s remarks come against the backdrop of the protracted political struggle between Wike and Fubara over influence and control of Rivers State’s political structure.

The development has continued to generate tension and uncertainty within the state’s political landscape.