The Deputy National Organizing Secretary of the PDP and former Member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pascal Nwaoranine Adigwe has called on the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and the Rivers State Governor Siminalaye Fubara camps to sheathe their swords and stop the war forthwith in the interest of Rivers people, who are at the receiving end.
Hon. Adigwe made this call in Asaba amidst concern over the dimension in which the fight between Wike and Fubara is taking.
He said, “In seeking political solution to the brewing crisis in Rivers State, both parties comprising of Wike and Fubara should sheathe their swords forthwith. It is a common knowledge that some battles are won but not all wars.
“We must avoid catastrophic conflagration and indelible landmarks that would paint and stain our history for a long time. Power and its appurtenances are ephemeral and temporary and must be managed carefully.
“It is my passionate appeal to the people and frontline politicians of Rivers State, to consider the far-reaching effect of our actions and reconcile this imbroglio that has held Rivers State and indeed the South-South Zone down for a while now.
“This is a clarion call to all well meaning people of the South-South to weigh into this matter, reduce the dependency on legal rightness or wrongness and hearken to the voice of reason and court of moral justice to resolve this impasse.
“We have all seen people in and out of power to know that no power is worth the war and annihilation. The entire country and the world at large are fixated on Rivers State and this is time for clean conscience, forgiveness, settlement and reconciliation to shame our enemies and traducers. We cannot have the likes of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Amb. Godknows Igali, Sir Peter Odili, Alabo Toby, Sen Henshaw, Sen Anieta Okon, Sen Bob, HE King Diete Spiff, king Dakoru, the Igbinedions, HE Ifeanyi Okowa, Sir Timi Alaibe, The Sekibos, the Akes, HE Imoke, Chief Ibori, Dr Oritsejafor, Chief Ejiofor Onyia, Dame Eshter Uduehi, Chief and Sen Omu, Alabo Sam Jaja, HE Emmanuel Udom, HE Godswill Akpabio and others too numerous to mention and we allow the goat to give birth on bare floor. Where a mediation and voice of reasoning fails, wider scope of them would work. These are your children and this is your place, your heritage, time to rise to the occasion and be counted is now”, Adigwe advised.
