Former senator Shehu Sani has weighed in on the political reconciliation in Rivers State, calling it “good news” while cautioning that tensions may still linger.
Sani reacted to the peace efforts between suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his former ally, Nyesom Wike.
He stressed the need for calm to return to the state, following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, which brought Fubara, Wike, and the State House of Assembly members to the negotiation table at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
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Despite the public display of reconciliation, Sani noted on Friday via his X handle that not everyone is pleased with the outcome. He pointed out that some of Fubara’s supporters would have preferred that the governor stayed in the fight.
His post read: “The reconciliation efforts in Rivers is good news. Peace needs to return to the state and Fubara needs to return to his seat as soon as possible. I know that those who fought for Fubara are not happy and wants him to continue fighting. Fubara is Sim and not Comrade Sowore. The battle may not be over but let peace return to Rivers for now.”