Impeachment: PANDEF wades in, sets up high-powered reconciliation panel

The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, a socio-political body in the South South geopolitical zone has expressed concern over fresh crisis rocking Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara and members of the State House of Assembly, snowballing into impeachment.

The forum said, it cannot look the other way as an apex body, watching the crisis degenerating into the breakdown of law and order, hence, it has set up a high-powered 7-man Reconciliation panel to be chaired by Kanu Agabi, SAN.

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In a statement signed by the National Chairman of PANDEF, Godknows Bodei Igali and co-Chairmen, King Alfred Diete-Spiff and Arch. Victor Obong Attah respectively, the forum expressed regret that impeaching the governor of Rivers State under the circumstances which the State found itself at this time was very disturbing, promising that they will do all things possible to avoid it.

The statement read: “Regrettably, these developments have now degenerated into the decision of the Rivers State House of Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against the Governor of the State and the Deputy Governor.

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“This is a deeply disturbing situation that demands urgent attention in order to forestall further escalation and breakdown of law and order.

“This concern is heightened by the critical importance and strategic centrality of Rivers State to the Niger Delta region and to the broader socio-political stability and economic wellbeing of Nigeria as a whole.”

The PANDEF clearly stated that its role in the political imbroglio was purely non-partisan, while calling on all parties involved to ceasefire in order to ensure and tranquility in the State.

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