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Fubara shuns Wike, describes Odili as beginning, end of Rivers politics

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has failed to recognise his estranged godfather and predecessor, Nyesome Wike, among politicians that matter in the scheme of things in the state, describing former Governor Peter Odili as the beginning and the end of Rivers politics.Fubara’s comment stemmed from a lingering power tussle between Fubara and Wike and the recent verbal attacks between Odili and Wike. Fubara, who spoke at the 2025 New Year State Banquet in Government House, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, also said his administration would not leave any stone unturned to check anyone or group of persons attempting to stop government from delivering good governance to the people of the state. SPONSOR AD He assured that with the strong support of the frontiers of the political class and leaders, particularly those who built the foundational structures of Rivers...
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Fubara denies shutting down NNPCL, oil companies in Rivers
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Fubara denies shutting down NNPCL, oil companies in Rivers

Top Stories Tamfitronics By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Government has debunked a social media report alleging that Governor Siminalayi Fubara shut down the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other oil companies in the state.The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Warisenibo Joe Johnson, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, described the report false and a concocted propaganda.The statement reads, “The attention of Rivers State Government has been drawn to a spurious news item circulating on social media on “Gov. Siminalayi Fubara shutting down NNPCL and all oil companies in Rivers State”.“The report was not only false, but a concocted propaganda from the imagination of the author and enemies of the State. The story was also circulated by an inconsequential and unverified medium.“Governor Siminalayi Fubara is committed to the rule...
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BREAKING: Fubara Takes Over Grassroots Structures as APP Achieves Landslide Victory in Rivers LG Election
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BREAKING: Fubara Takes Over Grassroots Structures as APP Achieves Landslide Victory in Rivers LG Election

Politics tamfitronics Governor Siminalayi Fubara has effectively taken over control of the political structures in Rivers State following the massive victory of the Action Peoples Party, APP, in the local government election in the state.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the party secured an overwhelming 22 out of 23 local government area chairmanship seats, with results still pending in Etche Local Government Area.The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Chairman, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, made the announcement at the RSIEC office in Port Harcourt on Saturday.This victory comes on the heels of the defection of Caretaker Committee Chairmen loyal to Governor Fubara, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APP.The mass defection was reportedly sparked by Fubara’s predecessor, Nyesom Wike’s alleged hijacking of the state PDP structure.
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I will never support Gov Fubara politically again – Wike
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I will never support Gov Fubara politically again – Wike

Politics tamfitronics The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said on Friday he would never support the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, politically again.The minister stated this in a Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today.He berated Fubara for lying against him.The former allies fell out last year with members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and other stakeholders declaring support for the two men individually.Wike said: “I will never support Fubara in my political life again. Anybody knows me, it’s not about me. People laboured to put up a structure.READ ALSO: Fubara should face the crisis, Wike replies Edwin Clark“People laboured, you wouldn’t have even taken the 50th position. I sacrificed to talk to the Ogonis, I sacrificed to talk to several other people who let us go this way.“You turned it that...
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