President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with key political actors from Rivers State in a move to resolve the prolonged crisis rocking the state.
President Bola Tinubu, suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule and other members of the state legislature at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Photo: State House.
The meeting, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, brought together the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule and other members of the state legislature.
President Bola Tinubu, suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Photo: State House
Recall that Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers on March 18, 2025.
President Bola Tinubu and the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Photo: State House
During that declaration, Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the entire state House of Assembly, citing escalating insecurity and their inability to cooperate effectively.
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Photo: State House
However, Thursday’s meeting was said to be part of reconciliation efforts.
The suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. Photo: State House.
Photographs from the Villa showed Tinubu, Fubara, Wike and the state lawmakers who attended the meeting.
Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule. Photo: State House
Earlier, PUNCH Online reported that Fubara also met with the suspended Speaker, Amaewhule, and other aggrieved lawmakers in Abuja.
Multiple sources said the session ended on a friendly note, with Fubara and Amaewhule seen holding hands and sharing laughter.
