According to The Nation, Former first lady Patience Jonathan has called on the warring parties in the Rivers State crisis to sheath their swords and allow peace to reign.
the state has continued to make headlines owing to the crisis plaguing the state.
The situation, is a resultant effect of the fallout between former Governor Nyesom Wike and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara.
Fubara and the Rivers State House of Assembly have been having a running battle with the pro-Wike lawmakers overriding the governor on some crucial bills in the state.
Panic broke out in the area on Tuesday when a material thought to be dynamite exploded close to the Presidential Hotel on the Aba Motorway in Port Harcourt.
Subsequently, the state authorities declared that it had taken the individual responsible for setting off the device into custody.
Speaking about the circumstances, Jonathan urged Nysom Wike and Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara to consider pursuing peace.