Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he spoke with Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Wednesday.
Wike said he and Fubara had a discussion before President Bola Tinubu lifted the emergency rule in the state.
There have been worries over Fubara’s whereabouts, as he has not been seen publicly since Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, ex-Rivers sole administrator ended his six-month reign.
Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday night, said Fubara’s whereabouts shouldn’t be an issue since no law states that the governor must resume immediately.
Wike said, “As I speak to you, as of yesterday, I spoke to the Governor (Fubara). I told him I was leaving that night to come back, and he told me he was leaving this morning.
“So, I can tell you that, by the grace of God, peace has returned. And look at what the Assembly did today to set the tone — you can see peace; you can see we are prepared, for the interest of the state. Let’s move forward.”
When asked who between the two of them placed the call to the other, Wike said that was not important.
He stressed that what matters is the restoration of peace in the state.
