{
  "id": 12577604,
  "title": "Rivers Speaker receives Fubara’s major loyalists into Wike’s political family",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rivers-speaker-receives-fubaras-major-loyalists-into-wikes-political",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:31:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/07/rivers-speaker-receives-fubaras-major-loyalists-into-wikes-political-family/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Chike Amaewhule, recently hosted members of the Simplified Movement, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, in the political camp of Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory Minister. The delegation, headed by former Obio/Akpor Local Government Council Chairman, Solomon Abel Eke, reaffirmed their allegiance to Wike during the meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to formally \"return to the political family\" and expressed readiness to collaborate with the Rainbow Coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the event, Amaewhule emphasized the importance of political stakeholders working together for the betterment of Rivers State, urging those who had previously distanced themselves from the \"political family\" during the rivalry between Fubara and Wike to join back.",
  "summary": "Martin Chike Amaewhule, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Tuesday received members of the defunct Simplified Movement, major loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara from the Evo axis, into the political camp of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister Nyesom Wike. The delegation, led by the former Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Council, […] Rivers Speaker receives…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Rainbow Coalition: Wike, Chinda meet Fubara",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/rainbow-coalition-wike-chinda-meet-fubara",
        "published": "2026-10-07T02:02:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}