Ayodele Fayose, on Friday evening, January 9, 2026, said only fasting and prayers can save Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers.
Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, spoke on the state’s ongoing political crisis in Rivers State as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, as reported by Legit.
Speaking on the programme, Fayose, a key ally of Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, advised Fubara to reconcile with his estranged political godfather and predecessor (Wike).
Fayose said: “Many prayers would be said to save Fubara. So many fasts and prayers would be the only thing that would save Fubara in this one.”
The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Thursday, January 8, began impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara and his Deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu, a professor, over alleged gross misconduct.
The latest was the third attempt by the lawmakers to impeach the Rivers State governor since he was elected in 2023.
Fayose blamed the Rivers governor for the crisis, accusing him of not keeping to the agreements reached in Abuja. The ex-Ekiti governor recalled how he was in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during Fubara’s swearing in as governor in 2023, saying Wike never envisaged that Fubara would betray him.
Fayose said: “My prayer is that God will enter his mind. The president (Bola Ahmed Tinubu) will help calm him down, to remind the danger. One will be in his house before he realises (the danger).
“I never knew this incident would happen between Governor Fubara and Governor Wike now. I was seated on the high table the day Fubara was sworn in. I told Wike I want to say one or two things to tell Governor Fubara not to betray you.
“He said, ‘I should not say it, he cannot do it.’ In my own usual way of telling people the truth, I came out and said ‘My brother, lock all the windows, don’t listen to people. This Wike are people that brought you, remain with them, don’t look for Wike’s trouble.’”
