PHOTOS: Tinubu holds peace talks with Wike, Fubara, Rivers lawmakers

President Bola Tinubu held a late night meeting with Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT); and Siminalayi Fubara; suspended governor of Rivers state; in Abuja on Thursday. 

The president also met with some legislators of the Rivers house of assembly, and Martin Amaewhule, suspended speaker of the Rivers assembly.

Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, said Tinubu hosted the meeting to broker peace.

“President Bola Tinubu hosted a reconciliation meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, bringing together all the figures in the Rivers State political crisis,” Onanuga wrote on X. 

BACKGROUND

Wike and Fubara have locked horns over political differences since 2023.

Their rift culminated in crisis that led to a polarisation of the Rivers state legislature and the dismantling of the state’s assembly complex.

On March 18, 2025, Tinubu declared emergency rule in Rivers over the political crisis and the targeting of oil installations in the state.

The president also suspended Fubara and the Rivers lawmakers and installed a sole administrator to oversee the affairs of the state for an initial period of six months.

In April, Tinubu met with Fubara in London over the Rivers crisis.

On June 3, 2025, Fubara paid a courtesy visit to Tinubu in Lagos.

Below are photos from the president’s latest meeting with the key parties in the conflict.