Olayiwola Matthew
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has arrived the Port Harcourt Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State.
Fubara’s aircraft touched down at about 11:50 a.m. on Friday and was greeted by a crowd of supporters who had earlier converged at the VIP wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport, awaiting his arrival.
He was welcomed by a crowd of supporters who had earlier converged at the VIP wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport, awaiting his arrival.
While the House of Assembly resumed sitting on Thursday, Fubara did not show up at the Government House, despite the hundreds of supporters who had gathered to welcome him.
But his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, said during an exclusive on Channels Television’s Politics Today that Fubara was not under compulsion by law to resume on Thursday.
Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, had been away from the governance of the state for six months, after President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers on March 18, citing a political crisis.
Tinubu also swore in retired Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as the role administrator.
Ibas, who handed over the reins of power on Wednesday night, urged political actors in the state to embrace mutual respect and dialogue in a state broadcast.
Months after he was inaugurated as governor in May 2023, Fubara fell out with his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over the political control of the state, a common occurrence between incumbent and former governors in Nigeria.
The political brawl also spilled to the House of Assembly, dividing the lawmakers.