Rivers crisis

  • Jerry Omotsegunwa, the Special Assistant to the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara on Electronic Media, has said the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike and the governor need to clarify the cause of their conflict. Omotsegunwa said, “The FCT minister has not told us anything that led to the crisis,…

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  • President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. Tinubu made the pronouncement in a nationwide broadcast to the nation. The president said he was “greatly disturbed about the political crisis” in the state and accused Governor Siminilayi Fubara of demolishing the State House of Assembly building. Tinubu said having…

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  • Wike, Fubara sign agreement

    Wike, Fubara sign agreement

    Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike have agreed to end the political crisis rocking the state. NEZIESBLOG reports that the agreement was reached after President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders met with the two warring factions on Monday. A document emerging from the meeting directed that all impeachment proceedings initiated…

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