An eight-point step has been taken to resolve the political feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The steps were taken following the intervention by President Bola Tinubu in a meeting held on Monday night to broker the truce.
At the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, in the meeting were President Tinubu, Fubara; his Deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu; a former governor of the State, Peter Odili and Wike, as well as other stakeholders.
Vice President, Kashim Shettima; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila attended the meeting.
The eight-point resolution signed at the end of the meeting on Monday night directed that all lawsuits instituted in the courts by Fubara and his team regarding the political crisis in Rivers State should be be withdrawn immediately.
Also: “All impeachment proceedings initiated against the Governor of Rivers State by the Rivers State House of Assembly should be dropped immediately
“The leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly as led by the Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule shall be recognised 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.
“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.”
Fubara; his deputy, Ordu; Wike; Ribadu; factional Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly, Martin Amaewhule; Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Aaron Chukwuemeka, and his All Progressives Congress Chairman, Tony Okocha all signed the eight-point resolution.
