Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Southern Nigeria and his predecessor Nyesom Wike (the minister of the Federal Capital Territory) are currently attending a meeting of the police council in Aso Rock.
Gatekeepers News reports that the police council meeting is usually attended by the president, vice-president, 36 state governors, the minister of FCT, and the inspector-general of police.
Wike and Fubara shook hands before the commencement of the meeting at the presidential villa.
The political crisis in Rivers State in the past few days has indicated that all is not well between the duo.
The governor and his predecessor are meeting for the first time after the crisis that rocked the state, where moves by 24 members of the state House of Assembly to impeach Fubara resulted in turbulence.
On Sunday night, a section of the Rivers State assembly complex was gutted by fire.
There were also speculations that the fire incident was orchestrated to prevent the lawmakers from initiating impeachment proceedings against Fubara.
Nevertheless, the Rivers House of Assembly commenced the impeachment proceedings against Fubara on Monday.
Fubara visited the assembly complex to inspect the level of damage but his convoy was shot at and teargassed by security operatives.
In reaction to this, Fubara said he has not committed any offence to warrant his impeachment, adding that he is ready to die over the political situation in the state.
Meanwhile, the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, had accused Wike of secretly plotting the unlawful removal of Fubara, urging President Bola Tinubu to step in and call the FCT minister to order.
In other news, the police council is meeting to confirm the appointment of the inspector general of police.
