Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state alleged that he was ambushed to sign a peace deal with the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike’s camp to resolve the political crisis rocking the state.
NigeriaMedia recalls that Fubara and Wike signed an eight-point resolution deal at the presidential villa in Abuja after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end the feud in December 2023.
Fubara said he was “ambushed” with the peace deal by Wike’s camp and not by the president who initiated the deal.
The governor stated this during a non-denominational thanksgiving service to commemorate the botched attempt to impeach Fubara on October 30, 2023, by lawmakers loyal to Wike.
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Fubara said he signed the deal because of his desire to return peace to the state.
He claimed that Wike’s camp failed to abide by the conditions stipulated in the peace agreement.
“I discovered that I was being ambushed, not by the person who initiated the peace, but by people who believed that they are smarter.
“But you know such smartness, no matter what you call yourself, it is still foolishness before God.”
