Multiple sources from the Presidency have told The PUNCH that political leaders from the South-South, especially governors from the region, are making efforts to reconcile warring parties, insisting the emergency rule is a stop-gap measure to allow for reconciliation. President Bola Tinubu had on March 18 declared a state of emergency in Rivers, citing the Read More
South-South governors and the National Assembly are planning to reconcile Rivers State Governor Fubara and state lawmakers after President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers due to political conflict and attacks on oil facilities, suspending Fubara and others. The reconciliation aims to end the fighting. Fubara made his first public appearance after the suspension at a church service. Meanwhile, an explosion occurred at a gas pipeline, not the Soku Gas Plant, as initially claimed.
