Rivers Crisis: PDP Governors Throw Weight Behind Fubara
POLITICS DIGEST – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum has taken a definite stand on the protracted political crisis in Rivers State.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his political godfather, now FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, have been at loggerheads, leading to the factionalization of the State House of Assembly.
There have also been concerns over the silence of the PDP leadership.
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However, in a communiqué issued after their meeting in Enugu on Wednesday, the governors elected on the PDP platform declared their support for Fubara.
In the communiqué signed by the chairman of the Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, the governors said they noted the crises in the Rivers State Chapter of the party “and commits to ensuring peace.
“The Forum has resolved to stand by His Excellency, Sir Sim Fubara, Governor of Rivers State; while at the same time employ wider consultations with stakeholders for a peaceful resolution and thus find a lasting solution to the crises.”