President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Martins Amaewhule, and members state legislators in a bid to end the lingering political crisis in the state.
The closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa marked the first time President Tinubu will meet with the major gladiators since the president declared a state of emergency in Rivers on March 18.
During that declaration, Tinubu suspended the governor, his deputy Mrs Ngozi Odu, and the state House of Assembly, citing their inability to work together and growing security concerns.
Thursday’s meeting appeared to signal a breakthrough in reconciliation efforts, as photographs released after the talks showed the president, governor, and minister smiling together.
Sources at the presidency disclosed that the meeting helped to reconcile the factions involved in the dispute that has paralysed governance in the oil-rich state.
Many people, especially stakeholders in Rivers State, where disappointment when President Tinubu failed to speak on the crisis in his June 12 pronouncements.
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