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How Wike Gave Fubara the Ambode Treatment
By Soibi Versatile_

When the name Akinwunmi Ambode is mentioned, what comes to mind is not just politics or governance. It brings to mind a one-term system. Sir Siminalayi Fubara rose to power as Governor of oil-rich Rivers State through the help and machinery of a political godfather, just as Ambode did.

For Ambode, he and his godfather and benefactor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, maintained their alliance for about three years before falling out. Their rift did not result in an ostentatious public façade or the loud political drama that defined Governor Fubara’s fallout with Nyesom Wike. Yet the end game for both has been the same: no second term.

Ambode, despite his considerable achievements as Governor, failed to return because he refused to carry his godfather and benefactor along. Things were initially rosy between the two at the start of their political alliance, until the incumbent decided he wanted to be his own man. In trying to achieve that, he attempted to dismantle the structure that brought him to power. Ambode alienated those who worked for his ascension and deviated from the Lagos master plan.

His decision to replace the waste management agency responsible for keeping Lagos State clean with the unsuccessful Lagos Clean Initiative, CLI, proved to be the final nail in his coffin. This led to the decision to deny him a second-term ticket.

Ambode mistook political backing and structural strength for public support. While he had the public’s support because of his achievements, he failed to maintain rapport with Lagos State House of Assembly members and the key decision-makers behind the scenes.

Fubara, quite differently, entered into a fiasco with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, as early as three months into his tenure. According to the Governor, the fallout was due to unreasonable and overbearing demands from Wike. The Governor claimed he was ordered to settle his benefactor with monthly payments of about N3 billion, had no say in the appointment of commissioners and other state appointees, and was restricted from making key decisions such as awarding contracts.

Unlike the Ambode situation, where President Bola Ahmed Tinubu waited for elections to approach before moving against him, Nyesom Wike, in his loud and impatient style, wanted Fubara impeached as early as five months into the administration. The battle line was drawn in October 2023 when the Governor could no longer bear it and publicly stated that he could no longer tolerate the intimidation. The Assembly complex was bombed and later bulldozed on the Governor’s orders.

Twenty-seven lawmakers loyal to the FCT Minister stood in solidarity to remove the Governor, and the President had to intervene by giving Fubara an eight-point peace plan. Fubara reneged on it. With the defection case against the 27 lawmakers, it seemed the Governor had gained an advantage—until the Supreme Court ruled in their favor and a six-month emergency rule was declared by the President to restore peace to the state, suspending both sides.

During the six-month suspension, agreements were reached. The most important were that the Governor would not seek re-election, would not defect to the APC without approval from the FCT Minister, and would pay the Assembly members their entitlements, which he had withheld during the conflict.

The six months elapsed, and Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas stepped aside for Governor Fubara to return. It looked like peace had returned. The Governor then reneged on the agreement and entered into a shady deal with the Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, to defect to the APC—a move that triggered his erstwhile godfather, Nyesom Wike.

Impeachment proceedings resumed, and Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, found themselves in a fresh battle. The President intervened again and asked the Governor to honor his agreement from the emergency rule. As the nation amended its Electoral Act to mandate direct primaries, it became clear that Fubara, like Ambode, was a political loser. Reports emerged that the Governor was planning to contest by proxy, but he was not screened, and neither were his loyalists. Seeing that his fate was sealed and his loyalists disqualified, he conceded by stepping down a few hours before the primaries.

No Rivers Governor has been booted out after four years in power, and Fubara’s ordeal came about because of his decision to stand up to the powers that brought about his emergence—just like Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. And like Ambode, Fubara has learned the hard way that if you go against the political system that brings you to power, the system will call you to order. Fubara, like Ambode, will be remembered as a one-term Governor.

© Soibi Versatile is the Chief Writer of Daily Memoirs Media

Dailymemoirs4:
How Wike Gave Fubara the Ambode Treatment
By Soibi Versatile_



© Soibi Versatile is the Chief Writer of Daily Memoirs Media

That's politics for you , it's well
FTC twice in a day

Believe this at your own Peril.

You pay person 3b monthly.
For which account ?

As what?

Even small dollar transactions na problem

You Dey whine yourself.

no body rules forever,
is Obasanjo, Buhari, Babangida, Abacha still in power?
wike and tinubu should take note

Una feel say 3b na 3m?


Una just Dey whine without respect

Wike is a godfather in Rivers. Billions flow into his accounts monthly.

Fubara wanted to change that but didn't have enough political capital.

Ambode tried to do same.

In Nigeria, integrity is like dust. Unfortunate stuff.

Okay o no problem, all of us will be here by the grace of God when Wikeh downfall begins

FUBARA is just a PUPPY , AMBODE even wise pass am

Fubara oo. U have donated Rivers State to Boko haram with this wrong move. Biggest m u mu

Codes151:
Believe this at your own Peril.

You pay person 3b monthly.
For which account ?

As what?

Even small dollar transactions na problem

You Dey whine yourself.

Lol 😂
You underestimate government might.

The government has bank managers and CEOs in her pockets.

Una think say State and Federal might na small thing?

Besides, do you think these folks even transact in Naira?

Fubara might laugh last. Now that the court has nullified the May 10 digital membership register deadline, which INEC previously mandated for political parties to be eligible for the 2027 general elections, Fubara can now port to ADC or NDC or any other political party to recontest.

I'm just trying to picture how it would have been if fubara were to be ELRUFAI or even seriake Dickson.......By now, dem for don uproot all alleged cornered properties owned by Wike.....Infact , Wike would have been humbled...!

Anything wey una like make una do...







Na wuna wahala...




Meanwhile the man of the moment is greeting you all

Wike in 5 month no patience gave him back to back
Tinubu is not the one behind ambode loss GAC is the number one factor
Tinubu didn’t demand for speculated money like Wike
In lagos it’s all about master plan if you fail to implement and carry part y member you gone

Ambode was loved by tinubu because his wife specially confident in him as church member. The party said Dey don’t want ambode only tinubu cant support him.

Wike na one man mopo is the alpha of rivers tinubu and GAC and mandate group control lagos

Godfatherism is the order of the day,thieves all of them,the average man cannot eat three times a day,yet they steal billions,just imagine wike demanding for 3b every month...omo Nigeria don finish.

He learned it from the so-called democratic or progressive man 🤡, his boss, Concensus. Wike is proof that Bola is not a true democrat and the power he has today is for his selfish reasons. This further confirms that Tinubu did not win Rivers state so he has to use force in the state.

Tinubu's path to victory is
1. Voter apathy

2. Divided opposition

3. Force/threat (he has been using this in Lagos for long but with federal resources, he now has governors like Okpebolo, Wike, SP Akpabio who's always assuring that he will win and others to threaten people to vote him or else)

4. Money (what's your price? This is why he and Atiku are two sides of a coin)

5. Propaganda (gaslighting, see how they celebrate the uncompleted coastal road)

SixSeven:
Didn't they say he is a democrat? A builder of men? A visionary? That man is just a greedy old man. Who was it that said if you let Tinubu in, he will grab more than he can take? Think about being a landlord of Lagos and Rivers 🤡

The greedy can never be satisfied. What they condemned when they were in opposition, now they are doing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtjpjOPjuUk

Those who wanted to rewrite his story just made me chuckle. Guy didn't want Fashola serve a second term simply because he wanted to be President. He didn't want anyone to have a record to be compared to him or outshine him. They are just lucky Fashola did not show craze like Ambode did, someone they eventually sent away under the guise of GAC. They now claimed that he made Fashola, he built Lagos, Ambode did not follow master plan. You see how their stories are not consistent. They then called Osinbajo a betrayer. These ones are lords and serfs. Those who refuse to learn history are doomed to repeat it

Amaechi's Defection To APC Is Root Of Rivers State Crisis -- Wike Pt.1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaYorTOuZc?si=KB-Qbb9SJ5X5AYK-

Agreement is AGREEMENT.
Any Agreement you cant Honor please dont sign it.

Either Ambode Treatment abi Ambode Medication he no mean. The koko be dont Sign an Agreement you cant HONOR.

People who dont even understand Lagos Politics are stating opinions about it. Ambode NEVER fell out with Tinubu. If you claim they ever did please refer to only one post against Tinubu from Ambode.

Ambode changed Lawma to VisionScape as well as Road Contractor. He removed some guys from Ministry and it was claimed that his Wife didn't slap the Chaplain of Christ the Light (Research this and you understand the main cause of Ambode downfall).

#Okbye

Fubara had no peace, but Ambode had. Wike na political terrorist. He terrorized Fubara and democracy.

Menclothing1:
Wike in 5 month no patience gave him back to back
Tinubu is not the one behind ambode loss GAC is the number one factor
Tinubu didn’t demand for speculated money like Wike
In lagos it’s all about master plan if you fail to implement and carry part y member you gone

Ambode was loved by tinubu because his wife specially confident in him as church member. The party said Dey don’t want ambode only tinubu cant support him.

Wike na one man mopo is the alpha of rivers tinubu and GAC and mandate group control lagos

just shut up

EMPORER WIKE will tired







one day

Codes151:
Believe this at your own Peril.

You pay person 3b monthly.
For which account ?

As what?

Even small dollar transactions na problem

You Dey whine yourself.

You don't really know how they steal and embezzle money in your country.

SIM wey no get network na kpako oooo. E no get business with politics. Na house e suppose dey sit down.

They are not the only one term governors in the history of Nigeria naa. They can serve out their tenures in the future, if all goes well.

Dailymemoirs4:
How Wike Gave Fubara the Ambode Treatment
By Soibi Versatile_



© Soibi Versatile is the Chief Writer of Daily Memoirs Media

ìF ì was fubara i Will dó the same

Rather than been yes man tó your fellow man

In the next 50 years, none of them will likely be remembered or sit at home, they should make the country better

Fubara doesnt seem to be like obaseki. Edo no be lagos.

Ge should better go and learn from Obaseki.

People advising fubara to fight dirty.

For the sake of power and vanities of life? Or is there something else in it for him.
He should turn freedom fighter, and rid Nigeria entirely of godfathers?

Such a battle will cost him alot. It was sense not cowardice.
Rivers People are not worth sacrificing himself for. They should vote out wike's candidate themselves if they want to oust him.
Fubara should be content with going home with what he has cornered for his family. With assurance of efcc immunity given by tinubu.

People should go and fight for themselves.

Codes151:
Believe this at your own Peril.

You pay person 3b monthly.
For which account ?

As what?

Even small dollar transactions na problem

You Dey whine yourself.

What is the point of the structure if it doesnt turn to money at the end of every month

And what do you think is used to maintain the political structure

Prayers and thanksgiving ??

You are learner !!!

Have you heard of alpha beta before

Ironically he needed Tinubu to be able to achieve this.

The APC National executives had to cross check with Tinubu to deny Fubara the ticket and disqualify all his people.

And obviously they got the nod from Tinubu.

It is not "UHURU" yet for APC, Wike and other political parties.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday nullified the guidelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, directing political parties to submit their membership registers and databases by May 10 as a condition for participating in the 2027 general elections.

Court nullifies INEC deadline, gives parties till September 2026 to submit membership registers

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dynicks:
I'm just trying to picture how it would have been if fubara were to be ELRUFAI or even seriake Dickson.......By now, dem for don uproot all alleged cornered properties owned by Wike.....Infact , Wike would have been humbled...!

The only reason Wike won this fight is because the president descended into the arena. If Buhari had wanted he would have stopped the coup against ambode. If Jonathan didn’t look the other way, Wike wouldn’t have defeated Amaechi.

It was an unfair battle, again maybe fubara was too quick to fight, he may have been better off fighting after winning re election