Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged supporters to embrace the peace deal between him and the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Fubara, who addressed supporters on Saturday, said he was willing to make a heavy sacrifice for peace to reign in the state.
He added that at this point, peace was the only solution, as there is no price too big to pay for it.
“We have fought. I think, in my own assessment and in the assessment of anyone here who is genuine in this struggle, you will know that we have done what we need to do.
“At this point, if you want to be truthful to yourself, the only solution is peace. I did say that there’s no price that is too big for peace — I meant it, and I’m still ready to follow it to the end.
“Nobody can take away the role Wike played. Nobody can wish away the risk he took.
“Yes, at a point we had our differences, and if today there’s a need for us to settle, please, anyone who genuinely believes in me should understand that it’s the right thing to do.
“So, my dear fathers, brothers and sisters, no matter the level of peace that a mediator will arrange, the true peace is the one where both of you are sitting down together to say, “Yes, this is what we want. We know the progress we would have recorded and the areas that would have been developed. So, there’s need for this peace, that’s the truth,” Fubara stated.