Rivers Crisis: Group Exonerates Tinubu From Imposition Claims

A group under the auspices of BAT Vanguard has exonerated President Bola Tinubu from any blame in the alleged imposition of resolutions on Rivers state governor, Sim Fubara, in the leadership crisis rocking the state.
In the contrary, according the group, Tinubu deserves commendations for convening peace and tranquility in Rivers state which is part and parcel of his constituency as President of Nigeria.
The BAT Vanguard insisted, in the statement by the convener, Olusola Olofin and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that President Tinubu merely facilitated a settlement between or among the disputants in order for them to resolve their differences amicably among themselves for the purpose of ensuring good governance for the good people of the state.
The group described President Tinubu; “as a democrat to the core and the chief upholder of constitutionality in this country and his democratic credentials and commitment to democratic values are beyond question.”
“Whatever resolutions reached by the parties was reached by them on their own and were not howsoever imposed by the President.
“We wish to state categorically that the President Tinubu, did not in anyway impose any settlement between or among the disputants and parties in the Rivers state crisis contrary to what is being alleged or insinuated in some quarters.
“What President Tinubu did was to call for peace and tranquility in Rivers state which is part and parcel of his constituency as President of Nigeria.
“Whatever resolutions were reached by the parties was reached by them on their own and were not howsoever imposed by the President. President Tinubu is a democrat to the core and the chief upholder of constitutionality in this country and his democratic credentials and commitment to democratic values are beyond question.
“We urge all those involved in the crisis to give peace a chance and place the interest of the good people of Rivers State uppermost in all their dealings, deliberations and considerations.
“We state boldly and categorically that President Tinubu is not on the side of any of the gladiators but strictly and squarely on the side of the common people of Rivers state in this matter, whose welfare, alongside that of their fellow Nigerians is always his primary and constant priority,” the group noted in the statement.