
Wike give conditions to forgive Fubara, five oda tins FCT minister tok for media chat
Wike tok dis one during one monthly media chat wey im do wit journalist for Abuja.
According to di former Rivers state govnor, e say im go 'sincerely' forgive Fubara if e come beg for forgiveness for im hand.
Wike and Fubara na two political father and son wey don look each oda eyes as dem both dey struggle for who go kontrol di policial and economic structures for Rivers State.
For January 2024, di Supreme Court bin confam Fubara as Rivers State govnor afta e dismiss di appeal wey Tonye Cole of di All Progressives Congress file ova di 18 March 2023 governorship election.
Since dat time, Fubara neva rest as e dey face one wahala to di oda as govnor.
Key takeaways
'I bin want outright removal of Fubara'
FCT minister say wetin e want na di outright removal of Fubara comot for office as Rivers govnor, instead of di suspension wey dem sama am.
Wike say President Bola Tinubu do di to declare a state of emergency for Rivers state.
"As a politician, I no dey happy wit di declaration of Emergency Rule for Rivers state. I want di outright removal of di governor (Fubara)."
We dey update dis tori

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