State of Emergency: Finally, Gov. Fubara, family vacate Rivers Govt. House

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vacated the Government House in Port Harcourt along with his family and security details, sources confirmed on Wednesday.

It was gathered that Fubara left the seat of power early Wednesday morning.

However, despite the governor’s exit, security presence at the Government House has reportedly reduced.

The two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) stationed outside the premises on Tuesday night remained in place, with only a handful of security operatives on the scene.

Meanwhile, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), appointed by President Bola Tinubu to oversee the state for the next six months, had yet to assume office as of 12:50pm on Wednesday.

Sources at the Government House indicated that preparations were underway for his arrival, with about 15 soldiers spotted inside the premises ahead of his expected assumption of duty.

This meeting is coming barely 24 hours after the president controversially declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.

It was gathered that Ibas arrived at the forecourt of the Aso Rock Villa at exactly a few minutes to 1pm on Wednesday, amid growing outrage over Tinubu’s unprecedented move to suspend a democratically elected governor and dissolve the state’s legislative arm.

On Tuesday, Tinubu, in a nationally televised broadcast, wielded his executive power to suspend Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for an initial period of six months.

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