Eniola Yekini
The Chairman of the Reconciliation Committee of the Rainbow Coalition, Senator Magnus Abe, has said the coalition is making significant progress towards working together with the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and his loyalists. Abe spoke yesterday after leading members of the committee to a meeting with Fubara, at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
He said the committee, constituted by the leader of the Rainbow Coalition and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, had been meeting to develop modalities for working together.
“I am sure Rivers people will be very curious to understand what we have been talking about. This is the reconciliation committee of the Rainbow Coalition that was announced by our leader and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,” Abe said.
He explained that the committee had been engaging relevant stakeholders on how members of the coalition could work together, adding that considerable progress had been achieved. He said: “So we have been meeting to work out the modalities of how we are all going to work together. We are all in agreement and we have made good progress.”
According to him, the development would be welcomed by Rivers people who desire unity, progress and prosperity in the state. “I know that this will be good news for all Rivers people who are interested in the unity, progress and prosperity of Rivers State”
The former lawmaker described the development as a significant shift in the political atmosphere of the state, expressing optimism that the reconciliation would usher in lasting peace.
“Our coming together signalled a significant shift in the political atmosphere of the state,” he said. Abe added: “We believe that all well-meaning Rivers people will be very happy to see that finally the peace all Rivers people prayed for is here in the interest and benefits of our people.”
The meeting comes amid efforts by political stakeholders in Rivers State to foster reconciliation and cooperation following years of political disagreements and divisions in the state.