It is no longer news that the political crisis in Rivers state has been resolved however the issue the issue has continued to dominate discussions in the country
A member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party, Enemi George says they are not returning to PDP.
Speaking on behalf of the 27 defected lawmakers, George said they are committed to supporting President Bola Tinubu’s ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’.
“We have crossed that Rubicon. We have move to the APC. We voted for the President, if we find Mr President worthy of our votes then I think we should find him worthy of our support.
“We have moved over to join his Renewed Hope Agenda to work hands in gloves with him to ensure that the expectations of Nigerians are fulfilled. So, we have moved to the APC and we are working with the President, we have crossed that Rubicon and there is no going back for us,” George said.
Recall that Rivers State was embroiled in a supremacy battle between the incumbent governor sim fubara and the man who handed power over to him nyesom wike.
The crack between the duo, split lawmakers in the house with 27 of them decamping from the PDP to the ruling APC.
it degenerated to a level where the governor was served impeachment notice, the assembly complex was demolished and nine commissioners loyal to wike resigned from fubara’s cabinet.
According to George, over 150 people from both parties, including members of the National Assembly, elders in the state, among others, attended the peace meeting with the President.
He went on to narrated how the truce was brokered between the warring parties
“For every item that was considered, the President gave both parties the option of controverting or agreeing. So, each item was deliberated and was agreed on.
“At the end of the deliberations, parties were asked to come up and append their signatures to the document and Mr President said, ‘Do I have your approval to release this to the press?’ and everybody echoed yes.
“And so, everybody signed on the document and then we moved forward. The governor signed and he gave a speech that he was committed to that agreement; Mr Speaker also made a speech and committed to accepting all the agreement,” he said.
