Former Rivers State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, Tonye Patrick Cole has disclosed that peace cannot return to Rivers State unless President Bola Tinubu invited four personalities in the state to sit at the round table to resolve the ongoing crisis.
According to Cole, the four personalities are three former Governors of the state: Peter Odili, Rotimi Amaechi, Nyesom Wike (now FCT Minister) and Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Cole stated this on Tuesday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.
His suggestion for peace comes amidst ongoing political crisis in Rivers State, following the last Saturday’s local government election.
According to him, there is the need for Tinubu to convene the meeting if he really wants peace in Rivers State.
He added that if the peace parley is not put in place, there will be an all out war after the tenure of Fubara.
He said: “I have already said some actors need to be on the table. There are four of them who must sit down at a table and decide that Rivers State is more important than personal interest and agenda. Till then, we are not going to have peace.
“His Excellency ex-Governor Peter Odili, who is the father of this political dynamics, must sit at the table. His Excellency Rotimi Amaechi must sit at that table. Then Nyesom Wike, and Siminalayi Fubara must sit at that table.
“The President can superintend this if he really wants peace in Rivers State. And a decision must be made that this is how are going to be moving forward.
“Until that is done, as soon as Fubara’s time is about to end, you will see an all out war.”
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