Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Siminalayi Fubara, Rivers State Governor, and Kingsley Chinda, the APC governorship candidate in the state, have held a four-hour reconciliation meeting in Port Harcourt.   The closed-door meeting, which took place at Fubara’s residence on Tuesday, brought together key figures and supporters from the two political camps involved in the prolonged Rivers crisis. Wike and Chinda arrived at the governor’s residence with their supporters at about 4pm and joined Fubara and members of his political camp for the discussions. The meeting ended at about 8pm. The engagement marked the first time Fubara hosted or personally participated in a reconciliation meeting involving his supporters, signalling a further step towards rapprochement between the previously divided camps. However, details of the discussions and any agreements reached were not disclosed. None of the participants addressed journalists after the meeting. The meeting comes against the backdrop of years of political disagreements between Fubara and lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly who are loyal to Wike. The crisis escalated in March 2025 when President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Fubara, his deputy and members of the state House of Assembly. The emergency rule was lifted in September 2025, allowing Fubara and the lawmakers to return to their respective positions. The latest reconciliation effort also follows recent comments by Wike that Fubara had corrected his political mistakes by returning to the political family that produced him as governor. Wike had said Fubara’s return was expected and that the various political interests would work together to support President Tinubu’s re-election bid. “He has publicly stated that he has returned to where he started, and we receive him with an open mind,” Wike said. “There is nothing to hide. We will all work together to ensure that we deliver the votes President Tinubu needs for his re-election.” The latest meeting is therefore part of ongoing efforts to consolidate the emerging rapprochement between Wike, Fubara and their respective political supporters in Rivers State.