The Reconciliation Committee of the Rainbow Coalition, a political movement led by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in Rivers State, has assured that no one will be victimised or discriminated against, regardless of past political disagreements.

Chairman of the committee, Magnus Abe, gave the assurance on Sunday after the meeting of the committee members with Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other stakeholders at Government House in Port Harcourt.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting, the Chairman of the reconciliation committee, Senator Abe, said all members would be treated equally, respectfully, and as members of the original political family, irrespective of their political differences in the past.

He explained that the committee had been holding a series of meetings to develop a framework for working together.

Abe said the committee considered it necessary to brief the people of Rivers State on the progress being made in the reconciliation process.

He said, “We are all in agreement, and we have made very good progress.”

According to him, the coming together of the political leaders represents a significant shift in the political atmosphere of Rivers State.

He expressed optimism that the development would be welcomed by Rivers people who had long desired peace, unity, progress and prosperity in the state.

Also speaking, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South Zone, Samuel Nwanosike, commended Governor Fubara for opening his doors to the committee and providing an avenue for members to meet and discuss as brothers. 9Nwanosike described the meeting as a significant step towards restoring unity within the political family.

He said the positive outcome of the meeting showed that “the family is back; sincerely back”, adding that the people of Rivers State would soon begin to see the benefits of the Rainbow Coalition’s renewed cooperation.

A stakeholder and an ally of Governor Fubara, Ambrose Nwuzi, said members who believe in the governor had agreed to embrace peace, stressing that there was nothing more important than reconciliation.

Nwuzi described the disagreements of the past as a normal occurrence in human society, noting that the political leaders had now agreed that there was a need to reconcile.

He said the reconciliation process had substantially been achieved, with the final step being for Wike to formally endorse the outcome.

Some of those in attendance were Governor Siminalayi Fubara; the governorship candidate of the APC, Kingsley Chinda; a former Chief of Staff to Governor Fubara, Edison Ehie; and others.

It was the second meeting between the governor and members of the committee in about two weeks, as efforts intensify to achieve lasting peace and reunite the group in Rivers State.