President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has addressed Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, over the political crisis evolving in the state.
Tinubu made the address on Tuesday during the meeting of the Police Council which had both Governor Fubara and Wike in attendance in aneffort to quell the feud between the two politicians.
The president was forced to wade into the crisis following the breakdown of security after attempts by a section of the state House of Assembly loyal to the FCT Minister to impeach the governor.
Wike was accused for the attempted impeachment of Governor Fubara as he was believed to orchestrate the actions of the House of Assembly faction behind the impeachment efforts.
Despite the crisis, however, Fubara and Wike were seen exchanging pleasantries inside the Council Chambers where the meeting was held.
The Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, disclosed the development while briefing correspondents on the outcome of the Police Council’s meeting held at the State House in Abuja.
Governor Mohammed, who is also the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF), said that the opposition governors have resolved to work with the president because he has shown good faith by not interfering with gubernatorial cases brought before the courts by PDP members.
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