Rivers: Rainbow Coalition’s Reconciliation Committee Meets Fubara, Agrees On Modalities For Peace 

The Reconciliation Committee of the Rainbow Coalition has disclosed that none of its  members, no matter their past political disagreements, would be victimised or discriminated against in the current moves to achieve peace and full restoration of the political family.

The coalition, founded and led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, is made up of prominent politicians in the state from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Action Alliance (AA), Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The disclosure came on Sunday as members of the committee, led by Senator Magnus Abe, met for the second  time in two weeks with Governor Siminalayi Fubara at Government House, Port Harcourt.

According to the group, under the new atmosphere of peace and reconciliation, everybody will be treated equally, respectfully and as members of the original political family.

Abe stated that the meeting was meant for the hitherto estranged political leaders to deliberate further on the modalities for the ongoing peace and reconciliation moves.

Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting, the committee chairman said the committee has been holding several meetings to work out modalities on how all its members will work together.

He said the explanation had become necessary because the committee wants the people of Rivers State to be aware of the new direction in which the state is moving.

“I’m sure that Rivers people will be very curious to understand exactly what we have been talking about. So, I know that this will be very good news for all Rivers people who are interested in the unity, progress and prosperity of Rivers State. We are all in agreement and we have made very good progress.

“Our coming together signals a significant shift in the political atmosphere of the state and we believe that all well meaning Rivers people will be very happy to see that finally, the peace that all Rivers people crave for is here,” Abe said.

Also speaking, APC’s South-South zonal publicity secretary, Dr Samuel Nwanosike, who was part of the delegation expressed appreciation to Fubara for throwing his doors open and allowing the committee to meet and talk with him as brothers.

“I’m so excited. The last meeting went well. Today’s meeting went extraordinarily well and it shows clearly to the people of Rivers State that the family is back; sincerely back and soon, they will see the working of the Rainbow Coalition. We will give the people of Rivers State the dividends of democracy they’ve been expecting from all angles,” Nwanosike said.

Another stakeholder at the meeting, Chief Ambrose Nwuzi, who said members of the group who believe in the governor have agreed to make peace, as there was nothing better than peace, described the disagreements of the past as a normal occurrence in any human society.

“Our leader has spoken and our overall leader has equally spoken and accepted that there is need for all of us to reconcile. I can tell you that we have reconciled.

“All that we are waiting for is for the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory to put the seal on the reconciliation process which has been going on for the past few weeks,” Nwuzo said.

Other members of the delegation included the governorship candidate  of the APC in Rivers State, Hon Kingsley Ogundu Chinda and Mr Tamosisi Gogo Jaja amongst others.