Gov. Godswills Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and Chairman PDP Governors Forum, has called on Rivers warring factions to sheath their swords for peace to reign in the state.
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He made the call at the end of the forum`s emergency meeting which ended at the early hours of Thursday in Abuja.
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Akpabio, who read a communiqué of the meeting to newsmen, said that the meeting was called to discuss the party`s forthcoming national convention and other national issues.
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He described the happenings in the Rivers House of Assembly as "unfortunate'', adding that the warring factions in the states should embrace peace in the interest of democracy and good governance.
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The governors said that this was necessary to ensure the growth of democracy in the state.
All I know is that Rivers State is not like this...It used to be a very peaceful state without fights so it's now turning to something else...It's bad.