Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has broken his silence on the political turmoil in the state, stating he is not eager to return to office.
Speaking at a service of songs in Port Harcourt for the late elder statesman Edwin Clark, Fubara expressed a sense of detachment from his former role.
“Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I’m interested in it? My spirit has already left that place long ago,” Fubara said in a viral video from the event.
He added, “I want everybody to focus. There are some fights you don’t fight.”
Rivers State has been embroiled in a power struggle between Fubara and his predecessor, current FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. The crisis led President Bola Tinubu to intervene in December 2023, brokering a temporary truce.
However, tensions escalated again, prompting Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Rivers on March 18.
The President suspended Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the state lawmakers. Retired naval chief Ibok-Ete Ibas was appointed as sole administrator, placing the state under direct federal control.
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