The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared a cessation of hostilities in the long-running political crisis in Rivers State, asserting that President Bola Tinubu’s latest intervention has provided a definitive path toward peace.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, after an inspection of infrastructure projects, Wike expressed a renewed commitment to stability. He emphasised that the President’s mediation, which culminated in a late-night meeting at the Presidential Villa on Sunday, should mark the conclusion of the friction between his camp and that of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
"I believe that by the grace of God, this will be the last time the President will be bothered with this issue and that this will be the last time the Rivers people will need to hear this kind of discord," Wike stated, according to reports from Vanguard.
The latest round of diplomacy appears to have yielded immediate symbolic results. Observers at the Presidential Villa noted that although Wike and Fubara arrived separately for the closed-door talks, they departed together in the same vehicle.
Wike underscored the weight of the President's counsel, describing Tinubu as the "father of the nation" whose leadership was essential in addressing the rift. He noted that while the House of Assembly would perform its constitutional duties, he remained confident that Governor Fubara would "carry out the acts required of him to ensure this peace is sustainable."
The political crisis, which has paralysed governance in the oil-rich state for nearly two years, reached a boiling point in early 2026. Pro-Wike lawmakers had reignited impeachment moves against Fubara, following a breakdown of a previous December 2023 agreement and a subsequent six-month period of emergency rule that ended in late 2025.