Tinubu Meets With Fubara, Wike, Others, Details Emerge
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hosted state governors, ministers, cabinet members, and others at the Presidential Villa in Abuja
- Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike are among those in attendance
- President Tinubu has reportedly broken fast with governors, ministers, heads of MDAs, and security chiefs as part of his annual rituals
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has broken fast with Rivers State governor Sim Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, and other governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Tinubu is also said to be hosting ministers and heads of ministries, departments, and agencies on Monday, March 10, 2025.
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Also present at the Iftar dinner are Vice-President Kashim Shettima, the Chief of Staff to the President Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and members of the Cabinet and ministries.
As reported by Vanguard, the breaking of fast with governors, ministers, heads of MDAs, and security chiefs is part of the President's annual rituals.
Some of the governors in attendance included Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Babagana Zulum of Borno, Muhammad Yahaya of Gombe State, Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, and Uba Sani of Kaduna State.
Others are Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, Nasir Idris of Kebbi State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, and Mohammed Bago of Niger State.
Governors, who are Christians but joined President Tinubu in breaking fast are Dr. Alex Otti of Abia State, Pastor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, Monday Okpebholo of Edo state, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State and Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State.
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Tinubu extended his best wishes to Nigerian Muslims and the global Islamic community on February 28, 2025, as the 2025 Ramadan fasting season begins.
In a statement, he urged citizens to embrace the spiritual and communal values of the holy month and described Ramadan as a period of deep reflection, self-discipline, and renewed devotion to Almighty Allah (God).
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Legit.ng also reported that President Tinubu explained that Nigeria would not have survived it if his administration failed to remove fuel subsidies.
Tinubu, who spoke at the maiden APC national caucus meeting in Abuja on February 25, said that governors could testify that their state allocations had been tripled.
The president also stated that the removal of the fuel subsidy helped the country provide more funds for local government administrations and student loans.
Fubara’s woes result of bad advice – Oshoma
Liborous Oshoma, a lawyer and political analyst, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's meeting with state governors, including Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as a "welcome development."
Speaking to Legit.ng, Oshoma noted that Fubara's decision to listen to advice from senior lawyers led to the current state crisis.
"The governor ordinarily would have spared himself all of these problems. We would have avoided all of this if he had not listened to wrong advice," Oshoma stated.
According to him, the impeachment threat against Fubara is more complex than just the House of Assembly members calling for his removal.
He noted that Nigerians generally dislike the idea of godfatherism in politics, adding that:
"If Nyesom Wike also was the governor, he would not tolerate it from anybody."
The lawyer further advocated finding a middle ground to resolving the issues amicably.
"That way, parties would be able to shake hands and move forward, otherwise we'd just be creating a keg of gunpowder in Rivers state," Oshoma concluded.
Tinubu speaks on relationship with Osinbajo
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that President Tinubu celebrated former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as he clocked 68 on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
The president described Osinbajo as an ally, friend, and brother who served former President Muhammadu Buhari with honour for eight years.
Despite contesting the APC presidential ticket against him, Tinubu praised Osinbajo for his contribution to Lagos as commissioner and governor.
Editorial assistant Ololade Olatimehin provided exclusive commentary from a political analyst for this report.
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