Title: The ₦20 Billion Gambit – Power, Betrayal, and the Battle for Rivers State
The accusation was explosive—Governor Siminalayi Fubara had allegedly destroyed the Rivers State House of Assembly, only to award a ₦20 billion contract to rebuild it.
Ken Okolugbo, media aide to the Senate President, dropped the bombshell during a heated press conference. Cameras flashed, journalists leaned in, and the political battleground of Rivers State grew even bloodier.
"Fubara did this to escape impeachment!" Okolugbo declared. His words sent shockwaves through the corridors of power. If true, it was a move straight out of a political thriller—burn down the battlefield to survive the war.
The tension had been simmering for months. Former Governor Nyesom Wike, a man known for his iron grip on Rivers politics, was accused of pulling the strings behind the scenes. Was Fubara really the villain? Or just a pawn in a much bigger game?
Okolugbo acknowledged the whispers—Wike was domineering, temperamental, a man who played politics like a war general. But he stopped short of blaming him for the chaos.
And then, the twist.
"President Tinubu never called Fubara a despot!" Okolugbo insisted. "He was merely repeating the Supreme Court’s ruling that Fubara was acting like a dictator."
Was this damage control? A political chess move? Or the beginning of something far more dangerous?
One thing was clear—Rivers State was at war with itself. And with billions at stake, who would emerge victorious?
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