Rivers crisis may become national inferno – Bode George warns

Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged party stakeholders and elders to become involved in the political turmoil that is roiling Rivers State.

George, who made this call on Friday, warned President Bola Tinubu not to take the danger of certain state House of Assembly lawmakers impeaching Governor Siminalayi Fubara lightly and warned that the Rivers situation might turn into a national catastrophe.

But he cautioned against letting people sit on the sidelines and act like nothing was wrong, stating that PDP owns the state.

George insisted that all PDP lawmakers who switched to the All Progressives Congress, or APC, had automatically lost their seats and were “in no position to threaten Governor Fubara,” citing Section 109 (1) (g) of the 1999 Constitution, which stipulates that a member of the House of Assembly shall vacate his seat if he moves to another party.

“So their plot to commence impeachment proceedings against the governor is already in vain,” he stressed.

George added, “Rivers people belong to PDP. Those threatening to impeach the governor are being remote-controlled by some forces. This must stop because if Rivers is set on fire today, that may end this democracy.

“We should remember ‘Operation Wetie’ which started in the defunct Western Region and eventually consumed the nation and ended the First Republic in 1966.

“All the actors in this crisis in Rivers should avoid actions likely to cause breach of peace and breakdown of law and order in our country.

“Members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of our party should be the elders in the room, act swiftly and nip this crisis in the bud before it consumes everybody.

“All the gladiators should also think of the collective interests of Nigerians.

“Whether we are members of PDP, APC or other parties, we should stop issuing provocative statements to increase the tension in Rivers.

“Any move that can truncate this democracy must be stopped immediately. Enough is enough.”

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