Wike, Fubara & Asiwaju: The Rivers Truth Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud

Let us stop deceiving ourselves in Rivers State.

The truth is bitter, but it must be said: the 2027 APC governorship ticket in Rivers is already leaning in the direction of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.Anybody still shouting otherwise is either lying to himself or living in yesterday.Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu—Jagaban Borgu, the real landlord of APC—is not a noise-maker. He is not emotional. He does not fight street fights. He calculates. When others are still thinking about tomorrow, Tinubu is planning ten years ahead. In his mind, 2027 is settled business. His real concern is how APC survives beyond 2031.This man has studied PDP like a post-mortem patient. He saw how PDP did not die from opposition pressure but from self-inflicted wounds. PDP committed suicide—slowly, painfully, and publicly. And Tinubu knows exactly who pulled the trigger.Since 2015, PDP has known no peace. Court case upon court case. Faction fighting faction. Chairman dragging chairman. One man dragged Ali Modu Sheriff to court and cut off PDP’s arm. Later, Prince Uche Secondus was taken to court—another leg gone. Then Dr. Iyorchia Ayu—another courtroom drama, another burial ceremony. Before PDP could blink, the whole party collapsed like a building without foundation.In Rivers language: na insider kill am.Asiwaju knows this story very well. He knows the characters. He knows their methods. And one thing is clear in his mind: anybody who scatter him own house cannot be trusted with another man house.That is where Nyesom Wike’s problem starts.Some people still dey talk say Wike “helped” Tinubu win by setting PDP on fire. That may be true. But make we talk am as e be: that same fire is what has disqualified Wike permanently. A man who burns his father’s house to impress a stranger should not cry when night comes and there is nowhere to sleep.PDP don burn finish. The roof don fall. The boat don sink. Everybody dey scatter—some swimming to APC, others jumping into ADC. A few stubborn ones still dey inside the water, pretending say the boat no sink. But Tinubu dey watch all of them. He knows who brought the fuel and who lit the match.Yes, he will pay them for the job done—politics no be church. But after payment, everybody goes their separate ways. He will not carry PDP madness, court-case spirit, and betrayal culture enter APC. That gate is locked.Now, make we come home to Rivers State.If you know Tinubu well, you will understand something: his safest option in Rivers is Siminalayi Fubara. Not because Fubara is loud. Not because he threatens people. But because he is calm, disciplined, and calculative.Fubara is not a street bully. He is not desperate. He is not arrogant. He doesn’t insult elders or throw tantrums on national TV. He waits. He listens. He moves quietly. In Rivers politics, that kind man is more dangerous than the one making noise.And Tinubu respects that kind of person.The biggest evidence came during the impeachment drama. Wike’s camp had finished arrangement. Everything was set. They were already sharing positions in advance. They had nominated Speaker Martins Amaehule as the new governor. They thought the game was over.But politics no be local wrestling.Unknown to them, Abuja had already decided. Then boom—state of emergency. Silence. Confusion. Panic.They were shocked. Completely blindsided.That single move told Rivers politicians one clear thing: Fubara is not alone. Power is standing behind him quietly, firmly, without shouting.As for Wike and APC—let us not deceive ourselves. That door is not just closed; it is welded shut. His careless mouth and unnecessary fight with the APC National Secretary ended that dream completely. You don’t abuse the gatekeeper and still expect to enter the compound.Politics has rules. Even madness has limits.The hard truth is this: Nyesom Wike is politically stranded. He belongs to a PDP that has already been buried. And until resurrection morning—if it ever comes—he will remain there.In Rivers we say it clearly:Who burn house no dey blame rain.Asiwaju Tinubu does not keep arsonists in his house. And Rivers 2027 will not be decided by noise—but by power, patience, and calculation.ObinnaOgbonnaCares