Nigeria: Truth Commission Blames Rivers Crises On Odili, Obasanjo Govts

11 March 2009

Port Harcourt — THE Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation Commission headed by retired Supreme Court Justice Kayode Eso, set up by the Rivers State Government to find a lasting peace in the area yesterday blamed the crisis in the state on both the state and the Federal Governments, particularly the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Justice Eso who presented a 517-page report and transcript of evidence to the governor before a gathering of stakeholders in the state said the Commission had evidence that politicians made use of insurgents while the government also treated the insurgents with kid gloves. Justice Eso assured that the recommendations, if implemented, would lead to the desired peace in the state.

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