The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has refused to resolve the conflict with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara.

Wike cited Fubara’s disregard for President Bola Tinubu’s directive as the reason for his decision, expressing his disappointment.

During a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, January 19, 2025, Wike said, “I’m wondering, what conflict to resolve? Mr President, in his wisdom, called all parties. He said withdraw the impeachment notice, you go and do this, you go and do that, but they never returned to him.”

The former Rivers Governor lamented the failure of Fubara and his supporters to heed Tinubu’s intervention, describing the situation as unprecedented.

“The Assembly withdrew the impeachment notice; you did one and two, and then you sent people to go to court. Have you gone back to Mr President to tell him we can’t do three and four? Nothing.”

“I have never seen this in my life — for a president to call parties, and one party goes back and says it’s political. Who does that?”

Recall that following Fubara’s assumption of office, a feud between him and his predecessor, Wike, escalated. Despite President Tinubu’s attempt to mediate, Wike has made it clear his intentions not to reconcile with Fubara.