President Tinubu Meets Rivers State Governor, FCT Minister, and Ogoniland Leaders at State House
President Bola Tinubu is presently holding a meeting with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, at the State House in Abuja, PulseNets learnt.
Leaders from Ogoniland, representing four local government areas of Rivers State, are also in attendance, PulseNets reported.
Although the exact purpose of the meeting remains unclear, it may not be unrelated to the ongoing political crisis that has rocked the state since late 2023.
PulseNets learnt that Governor Fubara and Wike have been locked in a fierce supremacy battle in recent months.
Among the prominent Ogoniland leaders seen at the State House Council Chamber are Senators Lee Maeba, Magnus Abe, Olaka Nwogu, Victor Giadom, Kenneth Kobani, Monsignor Pius Kii, Leedom Mitee, Senators Bennett Birabi, Barry Mpigi, and Prof. B. Fakae, among others, sources told PulseNets.
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Also present at the meeting are National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila, Minister of Information and National Orientation Idris Mohammed, Minister of Regional Development Abubakar Momoh, Minister of Environment Balarabe Abbas, and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, PulseNets learnt.
