The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, NYSOME Wike, has accused a former Governor of Rivers State, Peter ODILI of encouraging Governor Siminalayi Fubara to disobey President Bola Tinubu.

He blamed Odili for the failure of the peace agreement signed between his camp and Fubara.

Wike spoke during a reception organised to host Rivers State stakeholders on Friday.

The battle for the political control of the state between Fubara and Wike has been raging for a while following the disagreement between the two former allies, now turned foes

In 2023, Fubara and Wike’s camp signed a peace agreement. The eight-point peace deal was brokered by Tinubu and other stakeholders, including Odili, at a crucial meeting in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

But the peace deal fell apart, with Fubara alleging that he was ambushed into signing a peace deal with Wike’s camp. The FCT minister also said that he deliberately worked against the People’s Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the party’s former chairman, Uche Secondus.

The minister also emphasised his unbroken record of electoral victories, saying, “I ran for the local government election in 1999, and up until today, I have never lost an election, and nobody I have supported has lost. I have no regret in supporting Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Wherever you are, pray for Mr President. We will continue to support him. It will be better this year. Mr President is taking tough decisions but for the interest of the country.”

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