Wike, Fubara agree truce as Tinubu resolves conflict
Following weeks of drama and politicking in Rivers state that has disrupted the governance, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister and former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike have agreed to a truce to resolve the conflict between them.
The two political gladiators signed a peace agreement following a meeting at the State House, Abuja.
Present at the meeting also included the National Security Adviser to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Rivers State Deputy Governor, Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Martin Chike, Rivers PDP Chairman and Rivers APC Chairman.
Vice President Kashim Shettima; and the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila were also part of the meeting.
Recall that the President had earlier met with Wike and Fubara but the meeting proved abortive with both parties still going ahead to wreck havoc in the state.
However, many political gladiators that the meeting yesterday at the villa may be the end to the disagreement between Wike and Fubara.
However, after Monday’s meeting, the warring parties agreed that all matters instituted in the courts by Fubara, and his team, be withdrawn immediately.
The National Security Adviser, Fubara, Wike, Amaewhule and other gladiators in the crisis signed the agreement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect.
The Wike camp also agreed that all impeachment proceedings initiated against the governor by the Rivers State House of Assembly be dropped immediately
The parties in the feud resolved to recognise the leadership of Martin Amaewhule in the Rivers State House of Assembly and not that of Edison Ehie.
The two camps agreed to recognise Amaewhule and his 26 allies who recently resigned from the PDP to the APC.
Other resolutions include, “The remunerations and benefits of all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and their staff must be reinstated immediately and the Governor of Rivers State shall henceforth not interfere with the full funding of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“The Rivers State House of Assembly shall choose where they want to sit and conduct their legislative business without interference and/or hindrance from the Executive arm of Government.”
“The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, shall re-present the state budget to a properly constituted Rivers State House of Assembly.
“The names of all commissioners in the Rivers State Executive Council who resigned their appointments because of the political crisis in the state should be resubmitted to the House of Assembly for approval.
“There should not be a caretaker committee for the local governments in Rivers State. The dissolution of the Local Government administration is null and void and shall not be recognised.”
