For the first time since the end of the emergency rule, Rivers governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule attended same event in Port Harcourt.
The occasion was the Thanksgiving church service to mark the beginning of 2025/26 legal year of the state judiciary which took place Friday at the Corpus Christi Cathedral along Kaduna Street.
Recall that during the celebration of Independence anniversary on October 1, the governor, his deputy, the State Chief Judge and few other personalities worshipped at St Pauls Cathedral, off Garrison in Port Harcourt to commemorate the event.
All members of the House of Assembly including the Speaker boycotted the event. The Speaker was rather holding another thanksgiving at a different church in his Obio/Akpor area.
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Today’s outing at the thanksgiving by the two leaders who used to be at daggers drawn following the Rivers political crisis is an indication that peace has returned to the political terrain as far as Fubara and Wike’s allies are concerned.
Speaking at the event, Gov Fubara tugged at the conscience of judicial officers, telling them, “You are the temple of justice; continue to live up to your responsibility so innocent people will not suffer unjustly”
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