The primary political protagonists in Rivers State’s problem, Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, appear to have achieved an agreement after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Monday night.
According to reports, President Tinubu met with all parties involved in the conflict and obtained agreements from all parties to follow a set of eight decisions made during the parley.
The resolution, signed by both Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his predecessor and minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, spelt out steps expected by parties in the conflict to take.
Other signatories of the resolution are the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Deputy Governor of Rivers State, Dr Ngozi Ordu; Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, a loyalist of the FCT minister, Hon Martin Amaewhule; acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Chukwuemeka Aaron; and the All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker committee chairman, Chief Tony Okocha.
