An Ijaw group, under the auspices of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide, has called on the political gladiators in Rivers State to tread with caution in the interest of the people and development of the state.
The INC specifically called on the immediate former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and
Siminalayi Fubara to make peace with one another, urging the two political gladiators to give priority to the welfare of the people of the state, and not fight to maintain their political base.
The Ijaw group expressed displeasure on the political crisis in the state, particularly between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, saying it would always stand on the side of truth and good governance.
This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the President of the group, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, and made available to Tribune Online in Akure, Ondo State, on Saturday.
The INC in the statement, commended the people of Rivers State for standing against the purported planned impeachment of Fubara, appealing to Wike not to cause disruption in the current administration in the state.
The statement read, “We urgently call on all political players in Rivers State to play their duty to their constituents and forthwith cease from any further acts capable of slurring the sanctity of the office, institution and person of the governor of all Rivers people.
“We specifically appeal to Chief Nyesom Wike to retrace his steps from a stoking division of any sort against the government of the day under the guise of protecting his ‘structure’.
“The political structure to which he refers should not be rolled up with the structure of the government of Governor Fubara as one entity under anyone’s thumb.
“On our part, the Ijaw National Congress worldwide, at all levels and organs across Ijawland and the diaspora should be alive to the sacred responsibility of watching over and protecting the interests of our people anywhere and anytime.”
The group also commended President Bola Tinubu and an elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clarke and some other eminent Nigerians for their intervention in the crisis.
The group called on the people of the state to remain vigilant, steadfast and continue to cooperate with law enforcement agencies to maintain peace and in Rivers State and the Niger Delta as a whole
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