{"id":122437,"date":"2025-09-23T20:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122437"},"modified":"2025-09-23T20:22:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T19:22:39","slug":"rivers-back-on-track-after-emergency-rule-fubara-tells-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/rivers-back-on-track-after-emergency-rule-fubara-tells-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers Back on Track After Emergency Rule, Fubara tells Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Myke Agunwa, Abuja<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has revealed that he and his political godfather, Nyesom Wike and members of the state assembly have\u00a0 returned to the path of peace.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking to journalists after meeting President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Monday, Fubara emphasized that he had resumed his duties in an atmosphere of peace and cooperation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, we have made peace. Fubara and his principal are working together,\u201d the governor said, referring to his estranged predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fubara also revealed that his visit to Tinubu was a courtesy call and an opportunity to seek guidance following the expiration of the six-month emergency rule that led to his suspension and that of key political leaders in the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIdeally, it\u2019s proper for me to see Mr. President and to tell him that I\u2019m back, and I\u2019ve also resumed my responsibilities as the governor of Rivers State,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s not much. It\u2019s a father-son discussion, thanking him, and addressing any issues where he can guide me properly so we don\u2019t get into any crisis situation.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tinubu lifted the emergency rule on September 17, restoring the offices of governor, deputy governor, and the House of Assembly after a political impasse between Fubara and Wike that had paralyzed governance.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Supreme Court had earlier declared that \u201cthere was no government in Rivers State,\u201d citing the collapse of relations between the loyalists of both men in the assembly.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The crisis threatened governance in the oil-rich state as vital pipelines came under attack in the days leading to Tinubu\u2019s declaration of emergency rule.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa, Abuja Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has revealed that he and his political godfather, Nyesom Wike and members of the state assembly have\u00a0 returned to the path&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":122440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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