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After six turbulent months under emergency rule, Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has resumed office, vowing unwavering loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
In a statewide broadcast on Friday, September 19, just a day after the federal government lifted the emergency rule, Fubara admitted that the period was “enormously challenging,” but said he chose not to contest the constitutionality of the move in court for the sake of peace and stability.
“As your Governor, I accepted the state of emergency declaration and cooperated with Mr. President and the National Assembly, guided by the conviction that no sacrifice is too great to secure peace and progress for Rivers State,” he said.
Fubara disclosed that President Tinubu had successfully mediated peace among the warring factions, including himself, the Rivers State House of Assembly, and Wike, who now serves as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
“With Mr. President’s intervention, we have all agreed to bury the hatchet and embrace reconciliation. The political crisis is behind us, and Rivers State can once again move forward in peace,” he affirmed.
The governor assured that he would not take Tinubu’s “graciousness” for granted, promising to honor the terms of the peace deal and focus on rebuilding confidence in his administration.
