{"id":4006,"date":"2023-11-01T08:38:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T08:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=4006"},"modified":"2023-11-01T08:38:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T08:38:32","slug":"tinubu-intervenes-in-rivers-political-crisis-as-pdp-govs-forum-commends-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2023\/11\/01\/tinubu-intervenes-in-rivers-political-crisis-as-pdp-govs-forum-commends-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Intervenes In Rivers Political Crisis, As PDP Govs Forum Commends President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, says President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the political crisis in Rivers state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Mohammed, who is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors\u2019 Forum, spoke with journalists on Tuesday at the presidential villa after attending the Nigeria police council meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Mohammed said with the president\u2019s intervention, peace would be restored in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cWe had a closed session. You will recall, members of the press, where a very serious national issue was discussed that has security implications: That is the problem emerging in Rivers,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cMr president, in his usual leadership position, intervened and it would appear there will be peace in that respect.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The political crisis in the state took a new turn on Monday as some lawmakers in the assembly moved to impeach Siminalayi Fubara, the governor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Ehie Edison, Fubara\u2019s ally, was summarily removed as the leader of the house of assembly but hours later, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecable.ng\/congrats-mr-speaker-fubara-celebrates-first-round-win-in-battle-against-impeachment\"><span class=\"s1\">elected as the new speaker<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The crisis in the state is linked to a rumoured rift between Fubara and Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of the state and current minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">On Tuesday, Wike and Fubara <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecable.ng\/just-in-wike-fubara-meet-at-aso-rock-amid-impeachment-saga\/amp\"><span class=\"s1\">met<\/span><\/a> at the presidential Villa \u2014 the first sit-down since the latest political crisis in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The PDP had called on all actors in the state to \u201csheathe their swords and allow for a peaceful and amicable resolution of all the issues\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Meanwhile, the PDP governors have commended Tinubu for intervening in the crisis in the south-south state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The PDP governors\u2019 position is contained in a communique issued on Tuesday after their meeting in Abuja.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The governors said while they were \u201calarmed at the recent developments in Rivers\u201d, they welcomed the \u201cintervention\u201d by Tinubu to \u201cbring the crises to an end\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The governors asked all party stakeholders in the state to \u201csheath their sword and resort to peaceful means of resolution\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, says President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the political crisis in Rivers state. 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