Wike vows to disclose particulars of Tinubu-brokered Contract

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has accused Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of reneging on an Contract brokered by President Bola Tinubu to resolve the political disaster within the state.

Wike made the allegation on Wednesday throughout a thank-you go to to the folks of Tai Native Authorities Space of Rivers State, the place he stated he would quickly make public the main points of the deal reached earlier than the President.

The Contract adopted a closed-door assembly convened by Tinubu on the State Home in Abuja in June 2025, involving Wike and Fubara, as a part of efforts to finish the extended energy battle that plunged Rivers right into a political disaster, resulting in a state of emergency and the suspension of the governor and members of the State Home of Meeting.

Though each leaders later pledged to work collectively for peace, neither disclosed the phrases of the Contract.

Nevertheless, Wike claimed on Wednesday that the governor had didn’t honour elements of what was agreed.

“After agreeing on one thing, you renege. And also you assume you’re a good politician? You might be intelligent by half.

“Very quickly, we’ll let Rivers folks know what we agreed earlier than Mr President. This Contract was not carried out anyplace; earlier than Mr President. In the event you can renege on what we agreed earlier than, Mr President, then who’re we?” he requested.

The minister additionally renewed his earlier warning in regards to the political way forward for the governor, insisting that his supporters have been ready to “right the error” of the 2023 election.

“We’re battle-ready. We have been the unique ‘mandate’ folks. Don’t take care of individuals who can’t preserve to agreements. They usually let you know it’s politics, that politics won’t work right here once more.

“In the event that they like, allow them to preserve all the cash, whether or not they have N600bn or not. We now have defeated folks with cash earlier than. We’ll nonetheless defeat folks with cash. What issues is the folks, it’s not cash,” the minister stated.

Wike additionally thanked the folks of Tai for his or her help for Tinubu throughout the 2023 presidential election, saying their loyalty had translated into appointments, infrastructure growth and the siting of the Federal College of Setting within the space.