Uchechi Secondus, a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has called on President Bola Tinubu to exhibit true statesmanship in addressing the political crisis in Rivers State.
Following a truce meeting with President Tinubu on December 18, Governor Similayi and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, agreed to an 8-point resolution, which included mandating Fubara to present the 2024 appropriation bill to the full House, rather than the initial presentation to a four-member state House of Assembly.
In a Christmas message on Sunday, Secondus, as conveyed by his media aide Ike Adonyi, emphasized that Tinubu’s intervention should strictly adhere to constitutional principles and not violate its tenets.
The statement read in part, “With particular reference to the crisis in Rivers State, the former PDP boss contended that the Intervention of President Bola Tinubu must be by the spirit and letter of our constitution for it to be implementable.
“There are creative ways a political conflict can be resolved if and when the President acts like a statesman and the President of all Nigerians.
“He insisted that Mr President would have violated this sacred role if he acted in such a way and manner that gave an unconstitutional advantage to his political party, the APC, and an individual political godfather. This is the scenario the unenforceable agreement reached at the instance of Mr President purports to foster!”
Secondus, however, enjoined other Nigerians to clarion call on the President and relevant stakeholders to act in the interest of peace in Rivers State and “ensure genuine, unbiased, generally acceptable, and enforceable reconciliation of the crisis”
