By Ben Adoga, Abuja
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has urged Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to take necessary steps with the state House of Assembly to end the lingering political crisis in the state.
Wike spoke on Tuesday while answering questions from journalists after inspecting ongoing road projects in Life Camp and Karsana districts of Abuja.
He confirmed that President Bola Tinubu had intervened for the second time to broker peace in Rivers State.
According to him, the President’s latest intervention should mark the end of the dispute between the executive and the legislature in the state.
Wike said he had also reached out to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, urging them to respect the President’s directive.
Recall that President Tinubu had, over the weekend, summoned Wike and Governor Fubara and appealed to them to resolve the political impasse rocking the oil-rich state.
“All I can tell you is that Mr President has been very kind to the people of Rivers State,” Wike said. “Where there appears to be a problem between the legislators and the governor, it is only right that, as a father, he intervenes.
“This is the second time Mr President is intervening. By the grace of God, I believe this will be the last time. I have told the Assembly to do the needful and obey Mr President, and I am confident they will. I also believe the governor will play his part so that Rivers people will no longer hear about this kind of discord.”
On his inspection tour, the FCT minister expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work on major road projects, saying they were on track for commissioning during the President’s third anniversary in office.
Wike inspected the N5 Road from Obafemi Awolowo Way to Life Camp Junction, terminating at Ring Road 3, before proceeding to Karsana to assess the 10-kilometre road leading to the Renewed Hope City housing project. He said contractors had assured him the projects would be completed within three weeks.
“We were at Life Camp, N5, and it is almost finished,” Wike said. “The bridges are now done, the road is four lanes on each side, and work is ongoing on the walkways and streetlights. It is one of the projects we expect to inaugurate during the President’s third year in office.”
At Karsana, where residents turned out in excitement, Wike again praised the contractors for the quality of work, assuring them of continued funding to ensure timely completion.
“We are very impressed with what we have seen here,” he said. “They are on course to meet the May–June timeline, and on our part, we will ensure they get the necessary support to finish on schedule.”
