Tinubu, Former Governors, Others Urged to Intervene in Rivers Crisis

President Bola Tinubu and former governors of Rivers State have been urged to intervene and bring the political crisis in Rivers State to an end before it snowballs into a political instability of unpredictable proportion.

The Immediate past President-General of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and a concerned indigene of the state, Anthony Nted, in a statement titled, “Rivers State is greater than all of us,” said all indigenes of the state irrespective of their political affiliations must join hands to restore peace to our dear state.     

According to the statement, “The political crisis that has engulfed Rivers State in recent times is a bad omen for the socio-economic and political development of the state.

“It must not be allowed to persist any longer.  All indigenes of the state irrespective of their political affiliations must join hands to restore peace to our dear state.

“All the political gladiators must know that political power is transient and whatever any person does with political power today, posterity will judge him or her tomorrow.

“Political power will come and go, but the state will remain. I want to appeal that the state should not be thrown into a theatre for political instability.”

According to him, Rivers State was centre and symbol of the Niger Delta.

“We are not known for political instability and it must not start during our time. I want to call on President Bola Tinubu to immediately intervene to ensure that the state does not go up in flames under his watch as the President and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces.

“I want to also use this medium to implore all leaders of the Niger Delta Region including Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, former governors of the state including the immediate past governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, traditional rulers, all the leaders of thought, well-meaning individuals, opinion leaders, and youth leaders to wade in before the matter gets out of hand,” he added.

“We should know that the interest and survival of Rivers State is far above the interest of any individuals or groups no matter how highly placed.”