Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara yesterday said he was prepared to pay any price for peace to reign.
Siminalayi Fubara’s pursuit of peace through an eight-point agreement met contrasting responses as eminent personalities engaged in a political mediation highlighted diverging opinions and firm opposition.
A critical meeting convened at the Aso Villa with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aimed at resolving the political feud involving Fubara, his predecessor Nyesom Wike, and other key figures. Despite the governor’s readiness to make significant concessions for peace, marked by a commitment to pay any price necessary, discord arose over the agreements signed.
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The agreement reached at the meeting and signed by Fubara, Wike, the Speaker, other lawmakers and dignitaries present at the parley are:
•All matters in courts by Fubara and his team shall be withdrawn immediately;
•All impeachment proceedings should be dropped immediately;
•The House as led by Martin Amaewhule shall be recognised alongside the 27 members who resigned from the PDP;
•The remunerations and benefits of all members must be reinstated immediately and the governor shall henceforth not interfere with the full funding of the Assembly;
•The Assembly shall choose where they want to sit and conduct their legislative business without interference;
•Fubara shall re-present the state budget to a properly constituted House;
•The names of all commissioners who resigned should be resubmitted to the House for approval;
•There should not be a caretaker committee for the LGAs.
At the 3rd Convocation and 6th Founders Day ceremonies of the PAMO University of Medical Sciences, Fubara reiterated his dedication to providing quality education and healthcare, outlining them as pivotal objectives for his administration.
However, reactions from Delta State-born Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark and PDP Acting National Chairman Ambassador Umar Damagum revealed stark disapproval of the resolutions reached at the peace parley.
Clark condemned the terms, denouncing them as undemocratic and dictatorial. He expressed deep dissatisfaction, highlighting the alleged one-sided nature of the resolutions and their perceived intention to hand over Rivers’ political leadership to Wike.
Clark rejected the peace terms, saying that they were unacceptable to the Ijaw ethnic nationality of which Fubara is a member.
Clark’s firm opposition hinted at potential legal action to counter the perceived unfavorable resolutions.
In contrast, Damagum firmly stated that the seats of the 27 Assembly members who defected from the PDP to the APC would remain vacant, signaling a rift in accepting the agreed terms.
The dissenting voices of Clark and Damagum unveiled a complex landscape, reflecting a deeper political struggle overshadowing the peace-seeking efforts initiated by Governor Fubara.
The Ijaw leader, who spoke with reporters in Abuja, said the eight-point resolution is undemocratic, dictatorial, one-sided and aimed at handing over the political leadership of Rivers to Wike.
The rejection of the agreed-upon resolutions sets the stage for potential further friction and legal contests amid the quest for reconciliation in Rivers State’s political sphere.
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