A coalition of 100 pro-democracy groups under the auspices of the National Patriotic Coalition, NPC, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the lingering political crisis in Rivers State.
reports that the face-off between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his erstwhile godfather, Nyesom Wike , plunged the state into chaos. Supporters of Wike , the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT and loyalists of Governor Fubara have clashed on different occasions. On Wednesday, a baby was tear-gassed and became unconscious when supporters of the two political gladiators clashed again in the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
learnt that the clash occurred during a government medical outreach in the Eliozu community, Obio-Akpor LGA. Reacting, the coalition, in a statement issued on Thursday by its president, Olusegun Johnson, appealed to the president to intervene in the matter. Part of the statement reads: 'There's an urgent need for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis in Rivers State.
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