In a dramatic twist in Rivers State politics, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has reclaimed grassroots control after the August 30 local government elections, with his loyalists sweeping 20 of 23 LGAs across both APC and PDP. Governor Fubara, Wike’s estranged political godson, even lost his own LGA (Opobo-Nkoro) to the opposition. The polls, held under emergency rule imposed by President Tinubu, have been condemned by opposition leader Atiku Abubakar as a “travesty of democracy,” with widespread allegations of apathy and irregularities.
But is this a real show of Wike’s political strengthor just a fragile grip built on shaky legal ground? Critics argue the election defied a Supreme Court ruling and warn the victory may not last.
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