Thursday, September 18, 2025 - President Bola Tinubu has lifted the State of Emergency in Rivers State and has directed the governor, Sim Fubara, his deputy and members of the State House of Assembly to resume their duties on Thursday, September 18.
The President, in a statement, announced that peace has been
restored in the state.
The statement in part reads
“It
therefore gives me great pleasure to declare that the emergency in Rivers State
of Nigeria shall end with effect from midnight today. The Governor, His
Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, the deputy governor, Her Excellency Ngozi Nma
Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and the speaker, Martins
Amaewhule, will resume work in their offices from 18 September 2025.”
Recall that the President imposed the emergency rule on the
state and suspended the governor, his deputy and members of the state House of
Assembly following the protracted battle between the governor and his
predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
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