Tinubu Won’t Get Rid Of Wike For Fubara — Fayose

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has said that President Bola Tinubu will not get rid of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, insisting that the President detests ingratitude and values loyalty.

Fayose made the remarks during an exclusive interview on ARISE News Channel’s breakfast show on Tuesday morning, where he advised Fubara to reconcile with Wike and abandon what he described as political pride.

The former governor dismissed suggestions that Tinubu would side with Fubara against Wike, stressing that the President was unlikely to turn his back on a long-time ally.

“Tinubu will not get rid of Wike for Fubara,” Fayose said.

“The President that I know hates ingratitude. Let me advise Fubara: go and make amends and be at peace with Wike,” Fayose said.

“People supporting Fubara today, if he is down tomorrow, they will run away. That was exactly what happened to me.”

Drawing from Tinubu’s political history in Lagos State, Fayose argued that the President has consistently demonstrated firm control over his political structure and an intolerance for disloyalty.

“He controls Lagos from the palm of his hands,” Fayose said.

“He made a Speaker removed and reinstated another, even with Sanwo-Olu as the leader of Lagos. That is the kind of President we are talking about.”

Fayose also described the declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State as a political lifeline rather than a punishment for Fubara, claiming it prevented the governor from being completely sidelined.

“The emergency rule was actually a win for Fubara,” he said.

“By now, he would have been history. Tinubu took him to the laundry.”

According to Fayose, the crisis should serve as a lesson for Fubara, just as his own political challenges shaped him during his first tenure as governor.

“It is time for him to learn, like I learnt my lesson during my first tenure,” he said.

“He should come down from his high horse and look for the groom that chose him among other brides.”

Fayose’s comments came amid continued political tension over a power struggle in Rivers State between Wike and Fubara camps.