FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has urged supporters of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to back President Bola Tinubu's bid for a second term. He tied the appeal to a promise of more federal appointments for Rivers if its voters throw their weight behind the president. Wike and Fubara have been locked in a long-running feud that split the control of the state government. With the pitch, the minister is trying to pull the governor's base into the ruling party's column ahead of the next election. He presented federal positions as a reward that follows political loyalty. The outreach deepens the divide between the two camps in Rivers. Whether Fubara's supporters take the advice will test how much influence Wike still commands in the state.