Tony Okocha: Peace can’t return to Rivers soon, Fubara snubbed Wike’s birthday

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Tony Okocha, chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers, has expressed doubt about the prospects for peace in the state.

Speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, Okocha blamed the situation on the persistent rift between Siminalayi Fubara, the Rivers state governor, and Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The two political figures have been at loggerheads over control of the state’s political structure, a conflict that has divided the Rivers state house of assembly and led to multiple court cases.

Okocha said Fubara missed an opportunity to mend fences with Wike during the festive season, particularly on the minister’s birthday in December.

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