{"id":31833,"date":"2024-05-13T09:01:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T09:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wike-intimidation-has-expiry-date-fubara-amid-rivers-crisis\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T09:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T09:01:29","slug":"wike-intimidation-has-expiry-date-fubara-amid-rivers-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wike-intimidation-has-expiry-date-fubara-amid-rivers-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Wike: \u2018Intimidation has expiry date\u2019 \u2013 Fubara amid Rivers crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that intimidation has a time frame and it expires at the right time.<\/p>\n

Fubara\u2019s declaration comes amid his continued face-off with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.<\/p>\n

Since October 30, 2023, Rivers State has been embroiled in a political crisis.<\/p>\n

The crisis became public knowledge following an explosion that shook the hallowed chamber of the State Assembly complex on the night of October 29, 2023.<\/p>\n

Following the fire incident, the state lawmakers initiated an impeachment process against Fubara and suspended four lawmakers.<\/p>\n

This incident has left the state Assembly deeply divided, with 27 lawmakers aligning with Wike while three remained loyal to Governor Fubara (after the resignation of one, Edison Ehie, who now serves as the Chief-of-Staff to him.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to quell the crisis, President Bola Tinubu had in December 2023, intervened in the crisis, leading to the formulation of an eight-point resolution signed by Fubara and Wike.<\/p>\n

However, this peace pact had failed to quell the unrest in the state.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, Wike and Fubara had thrown some jabs at each other in the renewed cold war.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the state\u2019s Government House in Port Harcourt, Fubara said: \u201cIntimidation has a time, and when it expires, it\u2019s over. Even in the bible, Pharaoh intimidated the children of Israel, but it got to a time; the intimidation did not work again.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery bad thing that has a beginning has an end. Don\u2019t worry about me \u2013 we have kept that behind; we are looking at the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wike: \u2018Intimidation has expiry date\u2019 \u2013 Fubara amid Rivers crisis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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