Edwin Clark, convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF),
has faulted the meeting by President Bola Tinubu on the feud between Nyesom
Wike and Siminalayi Fubara.
Over the past few weeks, Fubara, governor of Rivers, and
Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), have been at loggerheads
over the political control of the state.
On Monday, the duo agreed to end the feud at a meeting with
Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja.
In the eight-point resolution signed by Fubara, Wike, and
other Rivers stakeholders, it was agreed that all impeachment proceedings
against the governor should be dropped “immediately”.
They also agreed that Martin Amaewhule should be recognised
as speaker while the 27 lawmakers who defected should be taken back as members
of the assembly.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Clark
said the resolutions are “baffling, appalling and unacceptable” to the people.
The elder statesman said the eight-point resolution is
“undemocratic and dictatorial”, adding that it is aimed at handing over the
political leadership of Rivers to Wike.
Clark said the resolutions show that Tinubu is trying to show
gratitude to Wike for winning the presidential election in Rivers for the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
The elder statesman said the resolution that the Rivers 2024
budget should be presented again to the house of assembly is “another
unthinkable directive”.
“The eight resolutions reached, are the most
unconstitutional, absurd and obnoxious resolutions at settling feuding parties
that I have ever witnessed in my life,” he said.
“As a matter of fact, some media captured it very well when
they described it as directives.
“And for the fact
that such thing was done at the villa, the seat of the Federal Government of
Nigeria, is sacrilegious, because any place housing or is a custodian of symbol
of authority, ought to be sacred.
“It is obvious that Governor Siminialayi Fubara was ambushed
and intimidated into submission.
“President Tinubu should know that with all the powers he
possesses, he cannot override the constitution.
“From all that transpired at the meeting, the laws of the
land have not been obeyed.
“We will resist such draconic, arbitrary and
unconstitutional action by Mr. President and his customer, Nyesom Wike.
“We will go to court to challenge this so-called one-sided
and oppressive action of Mr. President.”
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