‘Fubara, Not Wike, Is Rivers’ Real Problem’ – Former PDP Acting Chairman Robinson Ewor

A former Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Robinson Ewor, has blamed Governor Siminalayi Fubara for the prolonged political crisis in the state, insisting that the governor—not FCT Minister Nyesom Wike—is responsible for the challenges facing Rivers.

Ewor made the remarks during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show, where he said many Rivers residents have changed their views about the political feud between Fubara and Wike after gaining what he described as a better understanding of the situation.

The political battle between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, over control of the state’s political structure triggered months of tension in Rivers State and eventually led to Fubara’s six-month suspension. Although President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders later intervened to broker peace between the two leaders, the governor ultimately lost out during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election.

Speaking on the controversy, Ewor argued that the public was initially led to believe that Wike was preventing the governor from carrying out his responsibilities.

“Perception is different from reality. What I knew then and what I know now are two different things. Then, the perception was that Wike didn’t allow the governor, Fubara, to function,” he said.

According to him, subsequent developments have altered that perception, leading many of Fubara’s former supporters to reassess the political crisis.

“Today, we have come to realize that the problem of the state wasn’t Wike, it was the inability of Sim, the Governor himself, to be open to the people of Rivers.

“When the war started, what was presented to us was that Wike doesn’t allow the governor to do his work. That was what they presented to Rivers people.

“But today that story has changed. Even ourselves, we have realized that Wike wasn’t stopping the governor from discharging his duties, so the information we had then and what we have now are two different things.

“The facts before Rivers people then and the facts before we, the supporters of Fubara today, are not the same facts,” Ewor added.

His comments came a day after Governor Fubara announced that Rivers State would embrace the Rainbow Coalition, a political platform championed by Wike, signalling another shift in the state’s evolving political landscape.