The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday declared that “there is no sin in politics” as he formally welcomed Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, back into the political family that brought him to power.
Wike said Fubara’s decision to return to the Rainbow Coalition had effectively brought an end to months of political acrimony in Rivers State, describing the move as the only realistic path to restoring unity and advancing the state’s political interests.
Speaking with journalists after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects, including the ISEX Road Corridor and the Apo-Karshi Road in Abuja, the former Rivers governor said he had consistently maintained that Fubara’s return to the coalition was inevitable.
“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,” he said.
“Our doors are open. Everybody is welcome to work with us. There is no better alternative. We will work together to move Rivers State forward.”
Responding to questions on whether the governor had been forgiven after months of political confrontation, Wike dismissed the notion, insisting that politics should not be viewed through the prism of personal grievances.
“I don’t know what you mean by sin. In politics there is no sin. If somebody realises that he 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,” he said.
Wike also expressed optimism that the renewed alliance would consolidate political support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general election.
“He has publicly declared that he has returned to where he started, and we receive him with an open mind. There is nothing to hide. We will all work together to ensure that we deliver the votes President Tinubu needs for his re-election,” he added.
The minister’s remarks came weeks after President Tinubu brokered a political truce between Wike and Fubara, ending a prolonged power struggle that had plunged Rivers State into months of political uncertainty, deepened divisions within the State House of Assembly and triggered a series of legal and constitutional disputes.
Fubara’s public declaration of his return to the Rainbow Coalition is widely seen as the clearest indication yet that both camps are committed to rebuilding their political alliance ahead of the next electoral cycle.
