From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the political crisis in Rivers State over the crisis that rocked the state, following attempt by 24 members of the State House of Assembly to impeach Governor, Siminalayi Fubara on Monday.
Governor of Bauchi State Bala Mohammed, who briefed State House Correspondents after the maiden Police Council meeting under the Tinubu administration, where Kayode Egbetokun was confirmed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), disclosed that the President engaged in discussions with both Fubara and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), minister, Nyesome Wike, who is alleged to be behind to plot, to restore peace in the state.
Both men attended the police council meeting, which consists of 36 governors and the Minister of the FCT.
Mohammed said: “We had a closed session, you will recall, members of the press, where a very serious national issue was discussed that has security implication. That is the problem emerging in Rivers. Mr President, in his usual leadership position, intervened and it would appear there will be peace in that respect.”
Fubara and Wike (who incidentally wore white kaftan) were seen outside the Council Chambers of the State House, shaking hands.
Some of the governors, including Wike and the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, were sighted as they engaged in an aside discussion while others engaged in exchanging of banters.
In the ensuing development, Wike later proceeded to shake hands and briefly exchange pleasantries with Fubara after he had disengaged from the NSA. However, the security personnel present throughout the men’s small talk prevented media from taking any still or moving images of the event.
The plot to impeached the governor was foiled by his loyalists who stormed the assembly complex in protest against the move.