Consider Rivers People, Embrace Peace, Fubara Urges Legislators.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara appealed to members of the Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday to consider the interests of the state’s people and embrace peace in order to end the political impasse in South-South.
“It is critical that we all embrace peace at this stage,” Fubara stated while commissioning several projects in the state’s Okrika Local Government Area.
The governor stated that peace was required to effectively administer the state and urged all unsatisfied political actors in the state to put all of this behind them and commit to fully implementing the Supreme Court’s February 28, 2025 raft of rulings.
“We must follow the Supreme Court’s ruling, and by God’s grace, we have begun the process.”We are asking to other parties to consider the interests of Rivers State. We only owe this state peace and growth.
“I am open any day, any time for total peace in our state because if I have to govern well, there is the need for peace,” the state’s governor stated.
There appears to be no end in sight to the long-running feud between the Wike-backed House of Assembly and Fubara, as the governor was denied access to the Assembly Quarters on Wednesday when he attempted to re-present the state’s 2025 budget, as mandated by the House following the Supreme Court verdict on February 28, 2025.
The governor claimed to have informed Speaker Martins Amaewhule of his visit, but the Assembly denied receiving any contact.
Just as the drama unfolded in the South-South State on Wednesday, Fubara’s estranged godfather and predecessor, Nyesom Wike, told a media conference in Abuja that there is nothing wrong with lawmakers sacking Fubara for alleged impeachable offences, including withholding their salaries for months.
The Supreme Court recognised Amaewhule as the House Speaker and prohibited Apex Bank, CBN, and others from providing monies to the Rivers State government until they complied with court orders.
The supreme court also deemed the local government election held in the state on October 5, 2024, unconstitutional and ordered the governor to hold a new election as well as re-present the 2025 budget to the Amaewhule-led House.