Nigeria, June 30 -- Make no mistakes about it, the recent so-called resolution of the crisis that engulfed River State shortly after the elections in 2023 which eventually culminated in the declaration of emergency rule that brought the interim government of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as sole administrator of the state can only be described as a temporary truce.

President Bola Tinubu and the stakeholders, including the gladiators have not addressed the real issues and simply papering over it cannot bring about a lasting solution.

Truth is President Tinubu and Nyesom Wike need Rivers State and all they needed to ensure it doesn't slip from their grip was to simply whip Governor Siminalayi Fubara into line. That they achieved last we...