The 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has described the six months emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, as a misstep which should not have happened.

Obi expressed hope that all of the political gladiators in the state had learnt a lesson from the sad episode because it would be a tragedy if no lessons were learnt. The former Anambra State Governor in a post on his X handle congratulated the good people of Rivers State for their endurance in the face of provocations. He appealed to Governor Siminalaye Fubara, members of the state House of Assembly and all political leaders in the state to embrace peace and forge ahead.