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By Myke Agunwa
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday paid a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos.
This meeting marks the second time Fubara and Tinubu would be meeting behind closed doors, after his suspension on March 18. The first meeting took place in London.
Fubara, alongside his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, were suspended by Tinubu for six months in a nationwide broadcast.
The President said the decision was taken to restore stability in the state that has been witnessing political turmoil as a result of the disagreement between the state governor and the state lawmakers.
Following the declaration, he appointed retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas as the state’s administrator to oversee governance.
The removal of Fubara has been linked to the political rift between him (Fubara) and his boss who is also the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
However, Wike in an interview with the press denied fighting Fubara. Wike said his battle was not with Fubara, but with “dishonest and manipulative politicians” pushing the governor against him.
“That one is not a battle. He (Fubara) is my boy; he is my son; why will I fight with him? I’m only fighting against people who want to steal what they did not work for,” he said.
“When you don’t defeat them; they will think you… so, defeat them to the end. Now, they are ashamed because they are being defeated. They are the ones pushing Fubara.”