The peace in Rivers State just cracked wide open again.
On Wednesday December 10 afternoon in Port Harcourt, Speaker Martin Amaewhule stood before cameras and did what nobody expected him to do in public: he called Governor Siminalayi Fubara a “liar” to his face.
The trigger? Fubara had told journalists the previous day that Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and now FCT Minister, had refused to call any reconciliation meeting since the state of emergency was lifted.
Amaewhule fired back immediately.
“Governor Fubara is a liar,” he said, voice steady but eyes blazing. “He met us twice, one time in Wike’s Abuja residence, another time in Port Harcourt at Chief Ferdinand Alabraba’s house. How many more meetings does he want?”
The room went silent. Phones started recording faster.
Then came the bombshell about money.
According to the Speaker, when the Sole Administrator handed over power in July, he left more than ₦600 billion in the state’s coffers. Amaewhule accused Fubara of quietly spending the cash on contracts and alleged attempts to bribe lawmakers, exactly what the Tinubu-brokered peace deal forbade.
“He is using that money to divide the House,” Amaewhule claimed. “But this legislature is not for sale.”
Sources close to Government House whisper that Fubara’s people are furious, calling the press conference a “desperate propaganda” from Wike’s camp. Yet nobody from the governor’s side has responded on record, only deafening silence so far.
Meanwhile, ordinary Rivers people are exhausted.
From Aleto to Woji, the joke making rounds is: “Wike vs Fubara Season 3 loading… when will Netflix pay us for this drama?”
With the 2025 budget still trapped in limbo and teachers protesting unpaid salaries, one thing is clear: the gentlemen’s agreement signed in Abuja is now in tatters.
And everybody is waiting to see who President Tinubu calls first.
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