Wike: Politics has no sin, welcomes Fubara back

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has welcomed the return of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to his political camp, declaring that there is “no sin in politics” when a politician admits mistakes and retraces his steps.

Wike spoke on Tuesday while inspecting ongoing road projects in Abuja, where he dismissed suggestions that Fubara needed forgiveness following months of political differences between the two leaders.

“I don’t know what you mean by sin. In politics, there is no sin. If someone realises they made a mistake and decides to correct it, there is nothing wrong with that.

”Politics is not a sin. What matters is recognising that you were on the wrong path and making the right decision,” Wike said.

The former Rivers governor said he had always maintained that Fubara had no viable political future outside the political structure that brought him to power, adding that the governor’s public declaration of reconciliation vindicated his earlier position.

“I said during my last media chat that he had no other choice but to return to the same political family that produced him.

”I have now been informed that he has made that declaration publicly, and we welcome him. Our doors are open. Everybody is welcome for us to work together,” he stated.

Wike expressed confidence that the renewed alliance would strengthen political unity in Rivers State and enhance support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

According to him, the reconciliation marks the end of months of political hostilities in the state, stressing that all members of the political family must now work together for the development of Rivers State and the success of the ruling party in future elections.

The remarks followed Fubara’s recent public declaration that he had returned to the political family led by Wike, ending a prolonged rift that had triggered political instability in Rivers State before a reconciliation brokered by President Bola Tinubu.