Rivers State, one of Nigeria’s most important, and frankly more iconic states, is in danger of being turned into a full-blown circus thanks to a puerile political crisis.
At the heart of the problem is a colossal fallout. In 2023, the constitutional transience of power caught up with Nyesom Wike, who had been governor for eight years. He needed a successor. Rivers State required a new governor. The constitution demanded it. To replace him, Wike installed Siminalayi Fubara. He had worked closely with Fubara during his time in office and there was the unmistakable feeling that there was nothing anyone could have done to prevent Fubara from becoming governor.