Nigeria, Feb. 13 -- Everyone ought to understand this by now - that the rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and the state legislature is not so much about the violation of any law; it has much to do with the supremacy battle between Mr Fubara and his estranged predecessor, Nyesom Wike, now minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Messrs Wike and Fubara's rift had defied two peace deals brokered by President Bola Tinubu, an emergency rule in the state, and recently resulted in the third impeachment attempt against the governor, which a state high court has now temporarily halted.

On Tuesday, Mr Wike confirmed that a truce had been reached between the governor and the lawmakers after President Tinubu, for the f...