L-R: Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike during Fubara’s inauguration on Monday, May 29, 2023. Amid the crisis rocking Rivers, a former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has urged the two warring parties in the oil-rich state to give peace a chance.Jonathan made the request at the 60th anniversary of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations international colloquium in Abuja on Thursday.
Rivers has been embroiled in a crisis following the fallout of former Governor Nyesom Wike and his erstwhile ally and present governor of the state Siminalayi Fubara.After leaving office in May 2023, Wike was later appointed FCT Minister by President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress government.
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