By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
President Bola Tinubu hosted a reconciliation meeting on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, bringing together all the figures in the Rivers State political crisis.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, Speaker Martins Amaewhule, and other Rivers State Assembly members attended the closed-door session. The meeting is not unconnected with political crises in Rivers state and the need to resolving it.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, spoke Thursday night about sustaining peace in Rivers State, in an interview where Wike said, “We have all agreed to work together. Everything is over. We are members of the same political family. As humans, we have disagreements. We also have time to settle the disagreements. There is no more acrimony. Everything is over. It’s a day we have to thank the Almighty.
While Fubara said, “It’s important that this day has come. What we need in Rivers is peace. We shall do everything in our power to sustain peace in Rivers State.”
President Tinubu had on March 18, declared a state of emergency, suspending Governor Fubara, his deputy, and all the State House of Assembly members. The emergency rule since then has continued to generate controversies and reactions causing the president to convoke yet another reconciliatory meeting.
