Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman Chief Olabode George made a plea to the party’s stakeholders and elders on Friday to become involved in the political crisis that is roiling Rivers.
In a statement from Lagos, George, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), appealed for the involvement of PDP elders in order to prevent the problem from turning into “a national conflagration.”
Additionally, he asked President Bola Tinubu to step in and prevent the state’s law and order from collapsing, urging him not to view the situation as a PDP issue.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), there has been division in the State House of Assembly since 2023 as a result of the disagreement between Fubara and Mr. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Threats to impeach the governor have resulted from this issue, which took on a new dimension on Wednesday when members who support Fubara named a divided speaker of the House of Assembly.
Recently, Wike-supporting lawmakers switched to the APC. George reacted by calling the Rivers problem a ticking time bomb.
George said that the PDP owned the oil-rich state and that no one should play the pretender and remain indifferent to the situation.
A member of a House of Assembly shall resign from the House if, “being a person whose election to the House of Assembly was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected,” according to Section 109 (1) (g) of the 1999 Constitution, he said.
Recently, Wike-supporting lawmakers switched to the APC. George reacted by calling the Rivers problem a ticking time bomb.
George said that the PDP owned the oil-rich state and that no one should play the pretender and remain indifferent to the situation.
A member of a House of Assembly shall resign from the House if, “being a person whose election to the House of Assembly was sponsored by a political party, he becomes a member of another political party before the expiration of the period for which that House was elected,” according to Section 109 (1) (g) of the 1999 Constitution, he said.
“All parties involved in the Rivers crisis should refrain from taking any actions that could lead to a breach of peace and a breakdown of law and order in our nation,” the statement reads.
“We should remember ‘Operation Wetie,’ which started in the now-defunct Western Region and eventually consumed the nation and ended the First Republic in 1966.”
He said that the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) members ought to be the elders present, take prompt action, and stop this disaster before it swallows everyone.
He advised all of the gladiators to consider the interests of Nigerians as a whole.
“All of us, PDP, APC, and other party members, ought to refrain from making provocative remarks that heighten the tension in Rivers.
“We must halt any action that could end this democracy right away. “It’s enough,” he declared.
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