Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike have reached an agreement to resolve their political feud, following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu on Monday. The crisis had caused political tension in Rivers State, leading to the fractionalization of the state’s House of Assembly.
The agreement was formally signed by Governor Fubara, Wike, and members of both factions of the assembly. Earlier on Monday, Governor Fubara, former Governor Peter Odili, and other Rivers State stakeholders met with President Tinubu in an effort to find a solution.
After the meeting, the faction of the Rivers assembly loyal to Wike agreed to suspend all impeachment proceedings against Governor Fubara, while the one loyal to the governor agreed to recognize the leadership of the deposed speaker, Martin Amaewhule, instead of Edison Ehie.
Other resolutions include:
“The remunerations and benefits of all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and their staff must be reinstated immediately and the Governor of Rivers State shall henceforth not interfere with the full funding of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“The Rivers State House of Assembly shall choose where they want to sit and conduct their legislative business without interference and/or hindrance from the Executive arm of Government
“The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, shall re-present the state budget to a properly constituted Rivers State House of Assembly.
“The names of all commissioners in the Rivers State Executive Council who resigned their appointments because of the political crisis in the state should be resubmitted to the House of Assembly for approval.
“There should not be a caretaker committee for the local governments in Rivers State. The dissolution of the Local Government administration is null and void and shall not be recognised.”
