•Siminalayi Fubara The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured residents that the ongoing political crisis in the state will ultimately strengthen the people rather than weaken them. Fubara also said some people are bent on causing violence in the state in a bid to deny the people their means of livelihood, saying it [&...
•Edison Ehie and Siminalayi Fubara. Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, has alleged that he was offered ₦5 billion in October 2023 to facilitate the governor’s impeachment. Ehie claimed to have concrete evidence of the offer. “It was for impeachment. It’s here. I have it recorded, [&hell...
•Edison Ehie Edison Ehie, the chief of staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied any involvement in the explosion that occurred at the Rivers State House of Assembly chambers on October 29, 2023. Ehie said that only the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, has access to the Assembly premises after […...
•Momoh Osigwe Ahmed Momoh is a constitutional lawyer. In this interview he speaks on presidential power and legal limitations with regard to the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State, how the president has violated the right of Governor Simi Fubara. He also elaborates on Section 308 of the constitution which gives a governor immunity...
•Abubakar and Tinubu A member representing Andoni/Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency in Rivers State at the House of Representatives, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, has asked President Bola Tinubu to restore Governor Siminalayi Fubara before the expiration of the six-month emergency rule period. Abiante also called on the president to engage the Nationa...
•Tinubu and Fubara The Pan Niger Delta Forum has urged the National Assembly to reject the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as an undemocratic move that threatened constitutional governance. In a communiqué issued after an emergency meeting in Abuja, PANDEF described the move as an “undemocratic imposition” an...
•Former President Goodluck Jonathan Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that suspending elected officials in Rivers State could tarnish the country’s image. He made the remark at the Haske Satumari Foundation Colloquium in Abuja today, reports Saturday PUNCH. “These actions by key actors in the executive and legislative arms of gover...
•Tinubu and Fubara The Northern Elders Forum has expressed displeasure over the recent political development in Rivers State which led to the suspension of Govenor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the House of Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement, Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, spokesperson of NEF, called on the president to imm...
•Tinubu, Fubara and Fagbemi Youth leaders from different parts of Nigeria under the aegis of Ethnic Youth Leaders have urged the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, to apologise to Governor Siminalayi Fubara for falsely accusing him of being behind the bombings in Rivers State. According to the youth leaders, it was curi...
•Fubara, Tinubu and Wike The National Working Committee, NWC of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has described as an absurd political decision and a very dangerous precedent, the six-month suspension that was slammed on Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The NNPP, while condemning the action of President T...

