…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 great pleasure to declare that the emergency in Rivers State of Nigeria shall end with effect from midnight today. The Governor, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, the deputy governor, Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and the Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, will resume work in their offices from 18 September 2025”.
Meanwhile, aggrieved members of the Rivers State Sports Council have staged a protest at the entrance of the Government House in Port-Harcourt.
The demonstrators, made up of coaches and officials under the council, accused the state government of failing to pay their award entitlements after participating in the 2025 Ogun Sports Festival. Carrying placards with various inscriptions, the protesters demanded settlement of the outstanding funds.
It was gathered that the officials are angered by the failure of the state government, under the sole administration of Ibokette Ibas, to release the payments due them for their performance at the sports event.
The festival, tagged: “Gateway Games, Ogun 2024”, was held between May 16 and May 30, 2025.
Meanwhile, Sole Administrator Ibas is expected to vacate office on Thursday as his six-month mandate, granted by President Bola Tinubu in March, comes to an end.
