Tag: Fubara

Fubara impeachment: “We can’t afford legislative coup”  – Rivers’ APC 

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Fubara impeachment

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Rivers State has said that the State cannot allow what it called ‘a legislative coup d’etat’. The APC made this statement while requesting the Chief Judge of the state to obey the court order that was recently given by the High Court. In an issued statement signed by its Publicity Secretary  Darlington Nwauju, the APC said that they have carefully looked into the issues that led to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly deciding to move forward with the impeachment process against…

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Rivers: H’Assembly moves to impeach Fubara, amid ₦700bn IGR feud with Wike

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Rivers crisis Fubara Wike feud

The political crisis in Rivers State escalated sharply yesterday, as the State House of Assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Oduh, amid an intensifying power struggle between the governor and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. At a plenary session presided over by Speaker Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader formally presented a notice of allegations of gross misconduct against Governor Fubara. The notice, endorsed by 26 lawmakers, accused the governor of actions said to be in violation of the Nigerian…

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Rivers power tussle: Assembly spurns Fubara’s Xmas gift

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Rivers power tussle

…Wike warns against ‘automatic’ 2027 ticket The prolonged political crisis between Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, took another sharp turn on Tuesday, as the State House of Assembly rejected a ₦100,000 Christmas gift credited to lawmakers’ bank accounts on the governor’s directive. The lawmakers described the payment as unsolicited and unlawful, saying it reflected the deepening breakdown of trust between the executive and legislature in a crisis that has paralysed governance in the state since the fallout…

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Rivers: Fubara confirms ₦600bn in treasury after emergency rule

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Fubara on funds

…Vows financial discipline Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has confirmed that he met about ₦600 billion in the state’s treasury upon his return to office after the six-month state of emergency imposed on the state. The Governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to financial discipline, stressing that prudent management of public resources remains central to his leadership. Recall that the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, had earlier disclosed that the Sole Administrator during the emergency rule, Vice-Admiral Ikot Ibas (rtd), left about ₦600 billion in the…

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Rivers: Gov. Fubara defects to APC

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Fubara defects

…Dissolves cabinet, sacks political appointees Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Fubara made the announcement on Monday during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The defection comes only hours after the governor held a closed door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, a development that had earlier sparked political speculation. Sources disclosed that Fubara arrived at the Presidential Villa dressed in a…

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Rivers cancels ₦134bn secretariat contract, demands ₦20bn refund

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Rivers cancel

The Rivers State Executive Council has cancelled a ₦134 billion contract awarded by the former sole administrator of the state, Vice-Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (rtd), for the reconstruction of the State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt. The contract, awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CECC) during the period of emergency rule under Ibas, was nullified by the Council at its meeting yesterday. Following the cancellation, the Council directed CCECC to refund the ₦20 billion mobilisation fee already paid for the project. Also, the Council approved the constitution of…

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Rivers: Fubara resumes as Governor; pledges peace, reconciliation 

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Fubara resumes

…”I’m the real hero for stopping Atiku in 2023″ – Wike Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday resumed duties at the Government House, Port Harcourt, after six months away, marking the end of the emergency rule imposed by President Bola Tinubu in March. Fubara, who arrived to a rousing welcome at the Port Harcourt International Airport around 11:50 a.m., told supporters that his return signaled a renewed bond between his government and the people of Rivers State. He is expected to make a state broadcast by 6 p.m. “I am…

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Rivers: Lawmakers resume with probe, as Fubara stays away

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Rivers lawmakers resume

Democracy returned to Rivers State yesterday, after President Bola Tinubu lifted the 6-month emergency rule, but the absence of Governor Siminalayi Fubara from duty sparked fresh suspense across the state. However, while thousands of supporters thronged Port-Harcourt streets expecting Fubara’s triumphant return, the governor was nowhere to be found, fueling doubts over whether he had even returned from his overseas stay during the crisis. In sharp contrast, the Rivers State House of Assembly, which was suspended alongside the governor in March, wasted no time reconvening for plenary. Presided over by…

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Tinubu suspends Rivers emergency rule

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Fubara to resume

…Fubara to resume today President Bola Tinubu has suspended the emergency rule in Rivers State. In a statement issued by the Presidency yesterday, Tinubu asked Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor, to resume work today, Thursday, September 18. The President also asked the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to resume their duties. Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in Rivers State six months ago. Tinubu, while lifting the state-of-emergency in the oil rich state on Wednesday, said, “It therefore gives me…

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Rivers: Wike reclaims grassroots control, as Fubara shuns LG polls

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Wike reclaims grassroots

Local government elections in Rivers State yesterday highlighted the widening gulf between suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his political benefactor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as both men charted contrasting paths in the state’s tense power struggle. While Wike turned out to vote and praised the exercise as peaceful, Fubara boycotted the polls altogether, reinforcing perceptions that he is increasingly sidelined from the state’s political machinery. At his polling unit in Ward-5, Opobo/Nkoro LGA, electoral officials and materials arrived on schedule, but the governor never appeared.…

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