Calm came the way of Rivers States yesterday as President Bola Tinubu waded into the political crisis and faceoff between the embattled governor Siminalayi Fubara, and his estranged godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Apparently to halt the crisis from festering, the President used the opportunity of Tuesday’s meeting of the Police Council, which both the governor and the FCT Minister attended as members, to end the feud between the two political allies.
Despite their feud, Fubara and Wike had earlier exchanged pleasantries inside the Council Chambers before the meeting commenced. Before they went into a closed door, some of the governors, including Wike and the National Security Adviser , Nuhu Ribadu, were sighted as they engaged in an aside discussion while others engaged in exchange of banters.
At the meeting, which was hosted by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, it was disclosed in a communiqué that “the PDP governors were alarmed at the recent developments in Rivers and welcomed the intervention of Mr President to bring the crises to an end.” Governors in attendance were: Bala Mohammed of Bauchi; Fubara, who is also the Vice Chairman of the Forum; Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa; and Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta.
He said he was aware of ongoing talks initiated by President Tinubu but stressed that while it is in solidarity with the governor, it will go against Fubara if he accepts any peace deal that is anti-Rivers people. However, some political gladiators in the last gubernatorial election in the state have condemned the ongoing unrest, saying the state cannot afford the wanton loss the crisis has caused already.
The oil mogul called on the leadership of the Rivers Assembly to put the interests of the state and their constituents uppermost during the trying times, maintaining that they should be guided by the pursuit of the common good. It was learned that the youth chairman, at about 2:00p.m., having got information that some anti-Fubara lawmakers were having a meeting at the Assembly quarters along Aba Road, led a protest to allegedly disrupt the meeting, but on getting to the meeting, were forced to sit on the ground and eventually were arrested.
“The Constitution must be adhered to at all times. Since the crisis started in the office of the governor, then there is no reason to lock up the Assembly. Even if the lawmakers have issues, they should be allowed to resolve such among themselves without interference from the executive arm. Members of the House condemned the burning of the Rivers State legislative chamber by yet to be identified persons. The members also condemned the alleged interference of the executive arm of government in the affairs of the state legislature saying that the constitution guarantees the independence of the legislature.
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