In stark contrast, Governor Fubara has been receiving endorsements from the APC’s national chairman, secretary, ministers, and other senior party figures; even the vice president said he may be the number two citizen in Nigeria but the leader of the party in his home state, is Governor Babagana Zulum ─ signalling a shift in the centre of gravity of Rivers State politics. In the shadows, Wike nurtures the expectation that, once the impeachment succeeds, the power vacuum will be filled not by a rival faction but by Amaewhule’s ascension to the governorship, allowing him to inherit a state already stripped of its incumbent leadership. The tragedy of Wike is that he could be remembered as a builder ─ a charismatic, energetic leader who transformed Rivers State and matched, if not surpassed, Nasir el-Rufai and all his predecessors combined at the FCT.
Author: Punch Newspapers
Published at: 2026-01-18 23:25:39
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