Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says that the ongoing political tension between Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara falls outside the party’s scope.
Yilwatda spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme.
He noted that the dispute does not involve APC leadership as Wike is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while Fubara belongs to the APC.
“When it comes to the issue between Wike and Fubara, it’s not within my purview as the national chairman of APC. Wike is in PDP, Fubara is in APC,” he said.
The chairman explained that the impeachment controversy in Rivers state pertains only to APC members in the state house of assembly.
“The issue of impeachment is not about Wike now; it concerns APC house of assembly members. That is something I can discuss. It’s an internal matter, and we have mechanisms within APC to resolve such issues,” he added.
Yilwatda urged that internal disagreements should be managed discreetly and with maturity.
“We don’t put these discussions in the public. Issues can be resolved through in-house activities that require maturity to address,” he said.
When asked if Wike posed a problem to the ruling party, Yilwatda responded, “never, never.”
The feud began in December 2025 when the FCT minister started campaigning against Fubara’s re-election, accusing him of reneging on an agreement they had signed before President Bola Tinubu lifted the emergency rule in Rivers state.
Lawmakers loyal to Wike also accused Fubara of spending state funds without approval, prompting impeachment proceedings against Fubara and Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu over allegations of “gross misconduct.”
On January 23, a Rivers high court adjourned the matter indefinitely, directing that the court of appeal first hear pending appeals by the speaker and other lawmakers, effectively halting the impeachment process.
