The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has reconciled major actors in the July 9, 2013 Rivers State House of Assembly crisis.
\nThey have all agreed to work together as members of one big family under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
\nThey include, Dr. Chidi Lloyd, Hon Michael Chindah, Hon Evans Bipi and Hon Kelechi Nworgu.
\nThe reconciliation, which was brokered by Governor Wike took place at Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday.
\nSpeaking at the ceremony, Wike said the event was a confirmation that the key actors in the crisis have formally reconciled.
\n\u201cThey are the people directly involved in the state House of Assembly crisis and this ceremony is to tell the world that they have reconciled.
\n\u201cThey are still members of the same family and they are happy with the reconciliation,\u201d the governor noted.
\nIn his speech, Dr. Chidi Lloyd said the reconciliation was ordained by God, and restated his earlier apology to Hon. Michael Chindah and his other colleagues over his role in the crisis at the state House of Assembly.
\nHe described his action in 2013 as a mistake of the head and not of the heart, and thanked the governor for his benevolence which led to total reconciliation.
\nResponding, Hon. Michael Chindah thanked God for keeping them alive to witness the reconciliation, and also lauded Governor Wike for his role in ensuring that he remained alive after the incident.
\nChindah, who observed that Lloyd misunderstood him on the day of the crisis, said he had already forgiven him since December, 2013.
\nHe urged parliamentary leaders not to promote issues that would lead to crisis in their service to humanity.
\nAlso speaking, Hon. Evans Bipi described Lloyd as a man with a large heart, and thanked him for coming back to his roots.
\nOn his part, Hon. Kelechi Nworgu said the reconciliation was his greatest achievement in the present administration.
\nHe stated that he never regretted his action on the day of the incident as he stood for the freedom of the state.
\nNworgu lauded the governor for championing the reconciliation, which he noted, was for the good of the state.
\nThe state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Amb Desmond Akawor, described the reconciliation as a practical manifestation of forgiveness.
\nHe lauded Wike for always treading the path of a righteous ruler, and thanked the various parties to the reconciliation for taking the bold step to forgive one another.
\nAlso speaking, Chief Sergeant Awuse commended the governor for creating the enabling environment to end the crisis which would have consumed the entire state.
\nEarlier, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, had said that politicians who bear bitterness in their minds against others hardly make progress.
\nHe has, therefore, declared that his success in politics and governance was because he carries no grudges against anybody.
\nWike was speaking when the people of Akpabu and Itu communities, led by their traditional and political leaders, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Port Harcourt.
\nThe governor said that during his second term inauguration, he asked for forgiveness from those he offended, and also promised to forgive those that hurt him.
\nToday, he said, Dr. Chidi Lloyd, has publicly expressed regret for his role in the 2013 crisis at the state House of Assembly, and apologised.
\nWike stated that he has forgiven Lloyd because he was a Christian, and those who became victims of that act have also consented.
\n\u201cForgiveness is key for every Christian. God has forgiven me, why can\u2019t I forgive? We have also met with Hon. Michael Chindah and others; we got their approval for reconciliation.
\n\u201cI love to attract people to our party because I am not a greedy politician. I believe that the more, the merrier. I will do what is in the best interest of the people and the party.
\n\u201cPolitics of progress does not undermine the importance of friendship. I believe that we must forget yesterday, put ourselves together for a better tomorrow,\u201d he said.
\nThe governor also assured that he would complete the Akpabu-Itu Road and the electrification of the communities.
\n\u201cWhen we went to Akpabu during electioneering campaigns, you cannot move from there to Omudioga community even though they are in the same ward due to bad road network. I have promised to reconstruct the road and restore electricity.
\n\u201cWe will complete those projects within the life span of this tenure. Politics is about dividends of democracy,\u201d he stated.
\nWike also upgraded the traditional stool of the traditional ruler of Akpabu, Eze Godwin Chukwuemeka Ordu from third class to second class.
\nIn his remarks, the former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Chidi Lloyd, expressed regret for his role in the crisis at the state House of Assembly on July 9, 2013, and apologised to the people of the state and Hon Michael Chindah.
\nLloyd said he has learnt how to be benevolent in politics, among other things, from Governor Wike.
\nHe declared that henceforth, he and members of his community would work for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
\nAlso speaking, the Rivers State Chairman of PDP, Amb Desmond Akawor, who received Dr. Chidi Lloyd into the party, noted that he was an asset.
\nHe thanked Governor Wike for being an excellent statesman who has made it easy for the party to retain its foothold in Akpabu and Itu communities.
\nThe paramount ruler of Akpabu and Itu communities, Eze Godwin Chukwuemeka Ordu, thanked Governor Wike for the projects, and pledged that with Lloyd, they would ensure the success of PDP in the communities.
\nElder Paul Wonodi noted with pleasure the benevolence, and forgiving nature of the governor which has been demonstrated in reconciling with Lloyd.
\nHe said the party would benefit from the versatility of Lloyd, and assured that they would work to secure more success for the party.
\nChief Sergent Awuse noted that Governor Wike was making unimpeded progress in politics because he mends fences easily.
\nAccording to him, because the governor is a man who loves peace, he has continued to achieve greater heights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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