Fubara Slams Police Over Crackdown on Anti-Emergency Rule Protesters in Rivers Suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has condemned the Nigeria Police for what he described as their heavy-handed response to peaceful demonstrators opposing the emergency rule in the state. Fubara’s criticism follows two separate protests by women groups in Rivers State. While demonstrators in…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara was noticeably absent on Monday as governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gathered in Ibadan, Oyo State, to deliberate on pressing national matters. The meeting, presided over by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed—who also chairs the PDP Governors’ Forum—was attended by Governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Seyi…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over what it describes as the “unlawful suspension” of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly. Last Tuesday, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, made his first public appearance since the declaration of a state of emergency in the state and his subsequent suspension from office. The governor was spotted attending a service at the headquarters of Salvation Ministries in GRA, Port Harcourt, on Sunday. Fubara’s appearance came just days after President Bola Tinubu…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has criticised the suspension of elected officials in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, warning that the move could tarnish the country’s image. Speaking as the Chairman at the Haske Satumari Foundation Colloquium in Abuja on Saturday, Jonathan expressed his disappointment over the removal of elected officials. “These actions by key…
