Last December, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu brokered a peace deal between former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his successor, Sim Fubara, ostensibly to prevent the state from descending into chaos.
However, the implementation of the terms of this truce may have cut the powers and influence of Fubara as he struggled to regain the respect of the state’s parliament and his cabinet just eight months into his tenure.
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