Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has warned security agencies in Rivers State against any move that could lead to a breakdown of law and order in the state. The former President gave the warning in a statement on Saturday while reacting to the political crisis rocking the state.
The crisis birthed by the face-off between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike, took a new turn recently over the conduct of the ongoing local government elections in the state. While Wike and his loyalists insisted that the election must not hold on Saturday, citing a judgement by the Federal High Court, Fubara said there was no going back on the poll.
reports that amid tension in the state, the election is currently ongoing in all the local government areas. Reacting to the crisis, Jonathan in a statement on his official X handle, declared that it is the responsibility of all stakeholders, 'especially state institutions, to work towards the promotion of sound democratic culture of which periodic election stands as a noble virtue'.
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