Fubara Meets Tinubu, Says Rivers Crisis Over

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Monday, declared that the political crisis in the State was over after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Fubara, who resumed office on September 19 following the lifting of his suspension, said it was only proper to first brief the president and express gratitude before settling fully into his duties.

Speaking with State House correspondents after the closed-door meeting, the governor described the parley as a “father-son discussion.”

“Ideally, it’s proper for me to see Mr. President and to tell him that I’m back, and I’ve also resumed my responsibility as the Governor of Rivers State,” he said. “It’s not much. It’s father-son discussion, telling him thank you and the areas where, if at all, there should be any issue for him to guide me properly so we don’t be in any situation of crisis.”

Asked about the president’s response, Fubara said Tinubu offered him advice on how to navigate governance and maintain stability.

On concerns that the truce in the state might only be temporary, the governor insisted the peace was genuine.

“I don’t know what you mean by if this is a paper peace. As far as I’m concerned, we have made peace. Fubara and his principal are working together. Thank you,” the Rivers State governor stated.