Wike vs Fubara: 'They'll sort themselves out' - Gov Adeleke finally reacts to rift in Rivers State PDP

Governor Ademola Adeleke has refused to dabble into the fracas in Rivers State as the standoff between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Nyesom Wike, a former Governor and the current Minister of the FCT lingers on.

Governor Adeleke, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) simply said the situation will be sorted amicably by the parties involved at the appropriate time.

Speaking to MyNigeria on the sidelines after he was conferred with an honorary doctorate from Ghana’s premier chartered university, Valley View University, he said: "Well, don't worry, they'll sort themselves out"

The vice chancellor, Prof William Koomsion at the university's 30th convocation yesterday said the university reviewed the Governor’s antecedent as a businessman and former Senator alongside his ethical leadership since assuming the governorship of Osun state, Nigeria to arrive at its decision.

A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed said Koomsion lauded the governor’s multi-million naira education scholarship as a senator, his sterling records on workers welfare, performance on infrastructure upgrades and his commitment to due process, rule of law and fear of God.

Meanwhile, the crisis in Rivers State has dominated the social and traditional media. Governor Fubara fell out with his political god-father Wike over several issues that are yet to be made public.

The stand-off has led to the demolition of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex and the defection of more than 25 lawmakers of the PDP to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).

The crisis took a new twist on Friday as two members of the National Assembly from Rivers State and the National President of the Ijaw National Congress led separate groups to Port Harcourt to protest against the happenings in the state and registered their solidarity with the governor.

The two National Assembly members are Awaji-Inombek Abiante, who represents the Andoni/Opopo/Nkoro Federal Constituency, and Boma Goodhead, the representative of the Asari-Toru/Akuku-Toru Federal Constituency, both in the House of Representatives.

In a solidarity rally, the lawmakers led hundreds of youths who sang and marched from the popular UTC junction through Azikiwe Road, passed in front of the Government House and terminated at the entrance to the Rivers State House of Assembly complex.

Addressing the crowd, Abiante said the Rivers people were not slaves and the state was not a conquered territory.



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