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RIVERS: Give peace a chance, Patience Jonathan tells warring parties

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Amid the crisis rocking Rivers, a former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has urged the two warring parties in the oil-rich state to give peace a chance.

Jonathan made the request at the 60th anniversary of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) international colloquium in Abuja on Thursday.

Speaking on the theme, โ€˜Public Relations, Value Re-orientation and Economic Transformation,โ€™ the former first lady urged the warring parties to allow the present administration of Rivers State to run smoothly without interference.

Rivers has been embroiled in a crisis following the fallout of former Governor Nyesom Wike and his Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

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