Just In: Fubara Asks Nigerians to Thank Tinubu For Him, “I Don’t Know How He Gets His Information"

• Embattled governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his supporters, Rivers people and Nigerians at large to appreciate President Bola Tinubu for his intervention in the political crisis that rocked the state
• Fubara, who was suspended by President Bola Tinubu after declaring a state of emergency, claimed the president acted with wisdom
• The governor then assured his supporters that the suspended executive and legislature would soon be restored and urged them to embrace the peace deal and its process

Siminalayi Fubara, the embatled governor of Rivers, has addressed his suspension by President Bola Tinubu, and appreciated the latter's intervention in the political crisis in the state.

Fubara disclosed that the reconciliation and peace process was meant to restore all executive and legislative institutions and offices, which he said was already underway.

Fubara expresses confidence in returning to office

He then assured that good governance and democracy would soon return to the state, adding that the two arms are already working together for the people's good.

Leadership reported that the suspended governor made this known while speaking at a meeting of stakeholders and leaders of a group named "Simplified Movement", in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Thursday, May 29, 2025.

The embattled governor also assured that he and others would soon return to office and urged his supporters and the people of the state to show an unreserved apology to the president.

He commended Tinubu's "bold action" to stop the political crisis in Rivers and called on his supporters to subject themselves to peace so that the state can move forward.

His statement reads in part:

“I don’t know how he gets his information, but the truth is that he acted with wisdom at the right time. He is the one you should thank. And let me also thank him personally for his intervention, and the personalities across the country, who moved in and appealed to him to intervene."

When did Wike and Fubara's rift start?

Recall that Fubara and his estranged godfather, now minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), started their face-off barely six months after the former resumed office, leading to an unending crisis in the oil-rich state.

Reports earlier surfaced that Fubara had apologised to Wike.

Following the declaration of a state of emergency, President Tinubu announced the appointment of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas as the state's sole administrator. However, the president's action was faulted and described as unconstitutional by opposition leaders.

Critics of the president's action had demanded immediate reversal of Fubara's suspension and the declaration of a state of emergency.

But the presidency defended the decision and argued that it was taken in the interest of the nation.

Wike says Fubara remains his political son

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, hinted at the possible return of peace between him and Fubara.

Wike, who was also the immediate past governor of Rivers, declared that Fubara remained his political godson, and there was no war between them.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng