Rivers: Drama as Fubara's backers go spiritual, see details

• Supporters of Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended politician of Rivers, person expressed anticipation that the PDP chieftain volition soon beryllium recalled and reinstated
• The Fubara backers expressed their content that they judge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is simply a politician and acted successful the champion involvement of Rivers state
• Fubara's supporters made this known during an Easter praise league organised by the Simplified Movement, which was held simultaneously crossed each 23 section councils of the state

Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering elections, politics and governance successful Nigeria.

Port Harcourt, Rivers authorities - Supporters of Siminalayi Fubara person expressed anticipation that the suspended politician of Rivers authorities volition soon beryllium recalled and reinstated.

As reported connected Tuesday, April 22, by The Punch, the supporters of the sanctioned politician said they judge that President Bola Tinubu is simply a politician and is acting successful the champion involvement of Rivers state.

Fubara’s supporters accidental President Tinubu acted successful Rivers’ champion interest. Photo credit: Sir Siminalayi Fubara
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News Central TV besides noted the update.

They made this known during an Easter praise league organised by the Simplified Movement. The programme was held simultaneously crossed each 23 section authorities areas (LGAs) of Rivers state.

The sessions, marked by singing, dancing, and corporate prayers, served arsenic some a spiritual solemnisation and a infinitesimal of reflection and encouragement for members of the movement.

At the event, a person of the Simplified Movement, Stephen Ihua-Maduenyi, said:

“As you good know, contiguous is Easter Sunday. Our Lord, our Father, Jesus Christ, is risen."

He added:

“We are present to observe that. We are present to telephone connected Him to observe us, conscionable arsenic He celebrated mankind—that He whitethorn marque it imaginable for our Governor to return. We judge He tin bash it for us. Only He can. It is not by our power, but by His. That is wherefore we are gathered.”

Fubara's appointee hopeful of governor's return

In the aforesaid vein, Ovy Chukwuma, the suspended commissioner for Eeucation, drew parallels betwixt Fubara’s governmental conflict and the biblical resurrection.

Chukwuma said:

“They tried to hide america successful Rivers state, but we are alive. Rivers State is alive, and Rivers authorities is with Governor Siminalayi Fubara."

Meanwhile, the supporters reiterated their religion successful President Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to negociate the crisis, expressing optimism that it would culminate successful Fubara’s instrumentality to bureau and the restoration of bid and stableness successful the state.

Existing authorities of exigency successful Rivers

Legit.ng recalls that President Tinubu, connected March 18, declared a authorities of emergency successful the oil-rich state, suspending Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu and the authorities lawmakers for an archetypal play of six months.

The president cited the onslaught connected the lipid pipeline and the protracted governmental situation successful the authorities triggered by the feud betwixt Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the national superior territory (FCT) minister, arsenic reasons for his action.

Ibok-Ete Ibas, a retired naval vice admiral, was appointed and sworn successful arsenic the sole head for the state.

Tinubu nether unit to sack Rivers sole administrator

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a conjugation of 100 civilian nine organisations nether the banner of the Civic Room for Rule of Law endorsed the telephone by salient quality rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) for the removal of Ibas arsenic the sole head of Rivers state.

In a connection signed by the coalition’s president, Barrister Maxwell Egboh, the radical accused Ibas of violating statesmanlike directives and disregarding law processes, thereby threatening the stableness and antiauthoritarian integrity of the state.

The conjugation cited the authoritative gazette dated March 18, 2025, which outlines that the sole head indispensable run strictly wrong regulations issued by President Tinubu.

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Source: Legit.ng