Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara; Kingsley Chinda, and their respective supporters have held a four-hour closed-door meeting in Port Harcourt as part of ongoing efforts to reconcile the two political camps.
The meeting, held at the governor’s residence on Tuesday, began around 4pm and ended at about 8pm.
Wike and Chinda, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, arrived at the residence with their supporters and joined Fubara and members of his political camp for the discussions.
The meeting marked the first time Fubara personally hosted and participated in a reconciliation session involving his supporters and the camp of his former political ally, Wike.
The development comes after years of political differences between Fubara and Wike that escalated into a major crisis involving the Rivers State House of Assembly and divided political actors and their supporters across the state.
The dispute reached a peak in March 2025 when President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Fubara, his deputy and members of the state assembly.
The emergency rule was lifted in September 2025, allowing Fubara and the lawmakers to return to office.
Although relations between the rival camps have improved in recent months, details of Tuesday’s meeting were not made public.
None of the participants addressed journalists after the meeting, and neither Wike, Fubara, Chinda nor their representatives disclosed what was discussed or whether any specific agreement was reached.
The meeting followed Wike’s recent comments that Fubara had corrected his political mistakes by returning to the political family that produced him as governor.
Wike had also said Fubara had no viable political alternative outside the political platform through which he emerged governor.
“He has publicly stated that he has returned to where he started, and we receive him with an open mind,” Wike said.
The FCT minister further said the political allies would work together to secure votes for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.
The latest meeting is seen as another step in efforts to consolidate the rapprochement between the previously divided camps and restore political cooperation in Rivers State.