In a bid to put an end to the political crisis in Rivers State, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, signed an agreement with his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to allow peace to reign in the State.
The Informant247 gathered that the agreement was reached after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other stakeholders met with the two warring factions
It was learned that a document emerging from the meeting directed that all impeachment proceedings initiated against Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly should be dropped immediately, adding that all matters instituted in the courts by Fubara and his team, in respect of the political crisis in the state “shall be withdrawn IMMEDIATELY”.
Other directives, according to the document, read, “The leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly as led by the Rt Hon 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.
“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 recognized.”
The Informant247 had earlier reported that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a closed-door meeting with Governor Siminalayi Fubara, a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, and other stakeholders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
It was gathered that the meeting is coming after a strained relationship between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, which came to a head on December 11, when 27 out of 32 members of the State House of Assembly loyal to Wike defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Their seats were consequently declared vacant.