Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Southern Nigeria, has said there is no amount too big for him to pay for peace to reign in the state.
Gatekeepers News reports that Fubara, whose tenure started in May, has been embroiled in a political crisis with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
In October, the state assembly started an impeachment plot against him.
Following this, the governor and the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wike have been at loggerheads over control of the state’s political structure.
Last week, Gatekeepers News reported that ten members of Fubara’s cabinet, including the Attorney-General of the State, resigned amid the political hassle in the state.
President Bola Tinubu, in a meeting with all parties to the crisis on Monday, agreed that all matters instituted in courts should “immediately” be withdrawn.
An eight-point resolution signed by Fubara, Wike and other Rivers stakeholders, stated that all impeachment proceedings against the governor should be dropped “immediately”.
However, Fubara, while speaking at the convocation of Pamo University, Iriebe in Obio/Akpor LGA of the state, said he would play his part dutifully for peace to reign in the state.
The Rivers Governor said, “I must say this because I’m on television and people are watching. Let me say this to my dear citizens. I want you to know this. No amount is too big for peace. I will continue to pay it.”
