Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has said that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State cannot show up uninvited at the State House of Assembly Quarters after demolishing it in December 2023.
Wike made this statement during a media chat on Wednesday in Abuja, adding that Fubara should have waited for the Martins Amaewhule-led Assembly to approve his visit before turning up.
Recall that Fubara was locked out of the quarters on Wednesday upon his arrival to re-present the 2025 budget, as directed by the assembly, following the Supreme Court’s landmark verdict on 28 February 2025, which recognised Amaewhule as the Speaker of the House.
Amaewhule and over 20 lawmakers are known to be loyal to Wike.
The governor, who addressed reporters at the quarters, said he had communicated his plan to be there to Amaewhule.
Additionally, the Rivers State Government shared a letter notifying the House of the governor’s visit.
“If you write a letter to the Assembly, won’t you wait for a response? He is playing to the gallery. He has brought television crews to create a spectacle. You know it’s wrong. Can the president now simply stand up and go to the National Assembly? Who does that?
“He brought down the Assembly Complex. The Assembly now sits in their residence. If you are coming, they have children; they will say the governor is coming today, so they have to prepare themselves.
“You cannot just go and open the gate and say: ‘I’m coming to present the budget.’ Nonsense. Rubbish. Who does that? Playing to the gallery. Nobody will accept that,” Wike said.
