Rivers State Archives - Page 4 of 7

Aug

15

2024

Ohafia Think Tank, MPA, Extol Anya as Rivers Commissioner

Abia State, News, Ohafia, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Mbem Political Assembly, Ohafia, Politics, Rivers State

The Ohafia political think tank, Mben Political Assembly (MPA), has applauded an illustrious son of the community, Chief Dr. Sam Anya, on his appointment as Commissioner for Special Duties in Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers State. The group also commended the state governor, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, for recognizing the exemplary qualities of the Ohafia icon and extending to him the invitation to contribute to the development of Rivers State, without ethnic and sectional biases. Governor Fubara on Wednesday, August 14, swore in Dr. Anya and four others as commissioners in Port Harcourt, in an effort to strengthen the top political and…

Jun

29

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

“Give peace a chance in Rivers State”, Patience Jonathan tells Wike, Fubara.

News, Opinion, PoliticsNigeria, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Patience Jonathan, Politics, Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara

Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has pleaded with Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to sheath their swords and give peace a chance. Mrs Jonathan, who was commenting on the political crisis in Rivers State, advised that it is time for governance. She said: “We at this point plead that election has come and gone, and now is the time for governance. “As a peace advocate, I would like to call on the warring parties in Rivers State to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance, knowing fully…

May

17

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Rivers crisis: PDP tells stranded lawmakers, “Our position has not changed.”

News, Opinion, PoliticsNext Level, Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics, Rivers State

Nothing, according to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will cause it to rethink its stance on the seats that former members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are taking vacation from. The major opposition political party made it clear that it was not being pressured to back down from its legal stance by anyone. The party claimed to have already made it as obvious as possible that, as of December 11, 2023, the lawmakers were no longer members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. On that precise day, the roughly…

Dec

25

2023

By OHAFIATV

Rivers crisis: Fubara says, “I have accepted Tinubu’s peace deal.”

News2023, Nyesom Wike, Politics, Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara

Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara has announced that he has agreed to the stipulations of the peace agreement mediated by President Bola Tinubu to end the state's protracted political impasse. The confrontation between Fubara and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, his predecessor, preceded the crisis. During the Christmas holiday in 2023, the governor stated in a statewide broadcast that he has accepted the peace treaty. He pointed out that the state's political conflict has been able to be resolved in part because of the president's intervention. Fubara said he had spent considerable time to review the content…

Dec

19

2023

By OHAFIATV

Rivers crisis: PDP urges that INEC set a date for new elections to replace 25 legislators.

Opinion, Politics2023, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics, Rivers State

To fill 25 vacancies in the Rivers State House of Assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, to schedule new elections. According to PDP, this demand complies with Nigerian Constitution Section 109 (1) (g). The PDP claims that the 25 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who left the party to join the All Progressives Congress, or APC, have no option. PDP claimed that the lawmakers forfeited their seats and vacated them in accordance with Section 109 (1)(g) of the Nigerian Constitution as a result of their party…