Abuja, Dec. 19, 2023 – The crisis rocking Rivers State was resolved on Monday night following the adoption of eight resolutions at a meeting of the warring parties presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Monday.
Present at the two- hour were the immediate past Governor of Rivers State and current, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, Fubara, and his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu,
Others included the Vice President Kashim Shettima, the deputy governor of Rivers State, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Others were the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Rivers State Assembly Speaker, Amaewhule; Rivers State PDP Chairman, Aaron Chukwuemeka; and Rivers State APC Chairman, Tony Okocha.
The eight resolutions are: “All matters instituted in the courts by the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Fubara, and his team, in respect of the political crisis in Rivers State, shall be withdrawn immediately.
“All impeachment proceedings initiated against the Governor of Rivers State by the Rivers House of Assembly should be dropped immediately.
“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.
“The leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly, as led by Martin Amaewhule, shall be recognized alongside the 27 members who resigned from the PDP.
“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. (GBN)
