Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday met at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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The embattled Governor and his estranged godfather attended the National Police Council meeting currently being presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
The meeting came the Rivers State House of Assembly initiated impeachment procedures against Fubara on Monday.
It was gathered that the two personalities shook hands upon seeing each other at the villa. Several governors in attendance include, Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dapo Abiodun- (Ogun), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Abdullahi Abba (Kano), Bassey Ottu (Cross River).
It is the first time Fubara and Wike are meeting face to face since the beginning of the reported spat between them.
Recall that the crisis between Fubara and Wike is said to have led to moves by 24 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Fubara, resulting in turbulence in the state on Monday, as the governor’s loyalists stormed the assembly complex in protest against the plot.
