A few days after the resignation of the factional Speaker of the Rivers State, Edison Ehie, Governor Sim Fubara has asserted that the decisions taken by his administration in the lingering political crisis in the state were not borne out of fear, but for peace to reign in the state.

Fubara stated this in an address to dignitaries from the state, including former Governor Peter Odili and his wife, Mary, at the maiden state banquet of his administration at the Government House, Port Harcourt.

The Governor then appealed to the state's people to embrace the ongoing peace process at the instance of President Bola Tinubu.

Fubara added that if the crisis continues, he has nothing to lose, but his consideration is for the state and the citizens.

It would be recalled that Edison Ehie, loyal to Governor Fubara, resigned as lawmaker and Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly amid the crisis between the Governor and his predecessor and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

His resignation letter was dated December 29, 2023, and addressed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).