The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that he spoke with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, ahead of the governor’s planned return to the state following the lifting of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu.

Wike, a former governor of the state, disclosed this during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, on Thursday.

He said peace had been restored in Rivers after six months of emergency rule, noting that political actors were now committed to stability.

“As I speak to you, as of yesterday, I spoke to the governor (Fubara). I told him I was leaving that night to come back, and he told me he was leaving this morning. So, I can tell you that, by the grace of God, peace has returned,” Wike said.

He commended the Rivers State House of Assembly for “setting the tone” for reconciliation, adding, “You can see peace; you can see we are prepared, for the interest of the state. Let’s move forward.”

When asked who initiated the conversation between him and the governor, Wike dismissed the question as irrelevant, insisting that “what matters is that there is peace again in the state.”