Full text of Tinubu’s speech reinstating Fubara as Rivers State Governor

14 minutes ago Musa Abdullahi

President Bola Tinubu has reinstated the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara.

Tinubu had on March 18, 2025, declared a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State.

Following the development, Fubara was suspended from office alongside his deputy and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

Ibok Ete Ibas was appointed to oversee the state as Sole Administrator.

Following the expiration of the six month period, Tinubu announced Fubara’s reinstatement on Wednesday.

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE CESSATION OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RIVERS STATE

My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State.

I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State.

You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the declaration. The summary of it for context is that there was a total paralysis of governance in Rivers State, which had led to the Governor of Rivers State and the House of Assembly being unable to work together. Critical economic assets of the State, including oil pipelines, were being vandalised. The State House of Assembly was crisis-ridden, such that members of the House were divided into two groups.