PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA — Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara held a significant meeting in Port Harcourt on Saturday, marking a major step toward consolidating peace within the state’s political structure.
The high-level gathering, which included members of the Rivers State Council, has been officially positioned as a declaration of unity among the state’s key political figures following months of public tension.
Photographs from the meeting, which quickly circulated across social media platforms, confirmed the presence of other influential leaders crucial to the state’s political landscape.
Among the attendees were Martins Amaewhule, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, the esteemed Chairman of the Rivers State Elders Council.
The news was officially released on Sunday by Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and New Media. Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) account, Olayinka shared the images and delivered an unambiguous statement regarding the status of the political alignment.
“FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Chairman of the Rivers State Elders Council, Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, and other leaders in a meeting in Port Harcourt yesterday,” Olayinka posted, adding the definitive message: “The political family is fully united.”
The weekend meeting is widely viewed by political commentators as a crucial development for governance in Rivers State. The unified front, publicly displayed and formally announced by the FCT Minister’s media team, signals a collective intent among the leaders to set aside previous political differences.
The gathering reaffirms the commitment of the principal actors, Governor Fubara, Minister Wike, and the legislative and traditional leadership to political cohesion, which is essential for focusing on the state’s development agenda.
