Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, October 31.
The two were seen shaking hands upon meeting. The meeting occurred after the Rivers State House of Assembly initiated impeachment procedures against Fubara on Monday, October 30.
Fubara and Wike, who previously served as the governor of Rivers State, seemed to be at the Villa for a session of the Nigeria Police Council.
This constitutional body is responsible for overseeing the organization and administration of the Nigeria Police Force. President Bola Tinubu chairs the Council, which comprises the governors of each state in the Federation, the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, and the Inspector-General of Police.
The last convening of the Nigeria Police Council took place on June 4, 2021, with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding over the meeting.
