The former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has described the lingering crisis in Rivers State as unfortunate.
Abdulsalami, at an interactive session with newsmen in Minna on Thursday , therefore advised politicians to put a break to the crisis so that the country’s democracy would not be truncated.
He said, “The happenings in Rivers State are quite bad. Politicians should try to reflect on what they are doing in order not to truncate democracy in this country. They should check themselves. But certainly, what is happening in Rivers State is unfortunate.”
Abubakar also spoke on the situation in both the North and South Sudan, where he has been very much involved in ensuring a lasting peace.
On this, he said, “We have been making efforts and there is peace in North and South Sudan. South Sudan marked her second independence anniversary four days ago. So we have been involved and trying to make sure that peace reigns in these countries and that is what we have been doing on behalf of the African Union ”.