Suspended Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara is not due for return as the state governor even after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Lagos residence last week.
It was reported that Fubara’s return closing after his photo meeting Tinubu flooded the social media amidst resolution of River State crisis.
Source within Wike’s camp has revealed that the suspended governor only lobbying for his return but yet to do some of the agreed conditions and this could put him in tight corners as Pro-Wike lawmakers grumbling with his association with Tinubu. …CONTINUE READING
According to another source in Lagos, it was revealed that Fubara’s return is not coming so soon as been reported in the media, stressing that there are certain conditions he is still negotiating which could delay his return as expected.
The same source said that there are decisions he would need to reverse if his suspension lifted but the governor trying to please Nyesom Wike’s enemies by ignoring that aspect during negotiation.
“As for the President, he has no problem in lifting his suspension today, but the suspended governor is trying to dodge some agreed terms which are part of the problem and there’s no way the crisis won’t continue if he returns.
“The President has told him to meet everyone affected and make peace with them, that everyone should speak in his favour and let the matter end in peace. But Fubara is ignoring some people of course.”
Fubara’s major now is Pro-Wike who are yet to agreed on certain terms and are set to meet the president over their own grievances.
Meanwhile, former President Goodluck Jonathan is among high-profile Nigerians quietly lobbying for the reinstatement of suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, with mounting expectations that a resolution could be reached before June 12, according to Politics Nigeria.
It is understood that Jonathan has already engaged President Bola Tinubu in a lengthy telephone conversation, advocating for Fubara’s return “on or before June 12 in the spirit of Democracy Day.”
Governor Fubara was suspended on March 18 following a controversial presidential order. The decision, widely described as unconstitutional, has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts and political observers who argue that “there is no part of the Constitution which empowers the president to suspend/remove an elected governor,” even in the event of emergency rule.
Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu and state lawmakers were suspended for six months following heightened tension between the governor and his predecessor Nyesom Wike
