Chai! Na wah o! Rivers State don enter another round of political wahala! E be like say this impeachment matter no be joke as lawmakers dey push to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara and him deputy, Prof Ngozi Odu. Just wen you go think say dem don calm matter down, four lawmakers wey initially support impeachment don change mouth! Dem don talk say make everybody find peace instead of dey cause more gbege.
As e be now, na four out of 26 lawmakers don join the call for peace instead of dey waka with impeachment plan. Last last, peacemaking don shine light for the House of Assembly with traditional rulers coming together to form nine-man committee wey go try settle this gbege before e escalate. Na serious matter be this oo, cuz tension dey high like jet fuel.
This committee, led by His Majesty Dr Suanu T. Y. Baridam, go engage different political actors try cool matter down and find ways to restore calm for Rivers State. Traditional rulers dey warn supporters to take am easy for social media, make dem no dey splash fire wey go make everything scatter more.
Meanwhile, Nyesom Wike wey be Minister of the Federal Capital Territory don drop some gbas gbos talk say dem get ‘rainbow coalition’ for Rivers wey go take re-elect President Bola Tinubu come 2027. But IPAC no gree hear word, dem don already comot Wike name from any party discussions. Dem talk say contracts no dey under individual’s control; na the political parties get right to talk alliances.
Security analyst, Jackson Lekan-Ojo, don come drop hia own take, say nah long time power struggle wey dey happen for Rivers. Ded don show how governors dey fight also na wetin he dey follow. E dem don trace this wahala back to Old governors wey don dey run things since. Each new governor dey come with him wahala from the past.
The current political fight na to show say democracy dey w-hop, wey go still lead to political tension. Lekan-Ojo also pour some hot water for the presidential table sey if e no behave like elder statesman, person go crash for this political madness. E dey caution say make President Tinubu no use divide and rule strategy, else e go fit backfire.
As the Rivers State House of Assembly dey plan to reconvene today, dem go need plenty diplomacy to avoid further chaos. Na waiting we go dey watch out for as dis drama unfold like telenovela. Wetin go come next? Only time go tell, but the way wey these lawmakers dey traditional rulers dey move, e fit change the game for Rivers politics.
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