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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said the impeachment moves against Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara were dropped based on an agreement that the governor would not seek a second term in office.
Wike spoke on Monday while inspecting infrastructural projects in Abuja, shortly after Fubara withdrew from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Rivers State.
Fubara had announced his withdrawal from the race a day before the primary, saying he stepped down in the interest of peace and unity in the state.
Reacting to the development, Wike said he was not surprised by the governor’s decision to pull out of the contest.
According to the FCT minister, Fubara was not expected to obtain the APC nomination form because an agreement had already been reached that the impeachment process against him would be halted and that he would forgo a re-election bid.
“I’m not surprised that the governor withdrew,” Wike said.
“In the first place, he ought not to have collected the [APC nomination] form because the agreement was reached that impeachment should be dropped, while he should also not talk about a second tenure.”
Wike also described Kingsley Chinda, who won the Rivers APC governorship primary, as a candidate with both legislative and executive experience needed to govern the state.
Fubara and Wike have been involved in a prolonged political crisis in Rivers State, which has led to attempts by lawmakers loyal to the former governor to impeach the incumbent.
The FCT minister had previously vowed to oppose Fubara’s second-term ambition, accusing him of breaching a peace agreement brokered by President Bola Tinubu.
