The suspended Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is eyeing a return to office by September, 2025, as the six-month state of emergency declared by President Bola Tinubu nears its end.
Fubara, suspended alongside his deputy and the state House of Assembly on March 18, 2025, due to political instability and security concerns, expressed optimism about resuming his duties.
As Rivers State navigates this transitional period, Ibas’s focus on project delivery and Fubara’s call for unity highlight efforts to restore stability.
The coming weeks will be critical in determining whether Rivers can return to constitutional governance and sustain its development momentum.
Speaking at a public event in Port Harcourt…
Speaking at a public event in Port Harcourt, he urged supporters to remain patient, emphasizing that the crisis would strengthen the state’s resilience.
Meanwhile, Sole Administrator Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) is prioritizing the completion of key infrastructure projects before the emergency period expires. During an inspection of the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex, Ibas pressed contractors to adhere to timelines, stressing the need for a functional legislative arm.
The N1.48 trillion 2025 budget, defended by Ibas before the House of Representatives, allocates N324.5 billion for infrastructure, N55 billion for hospital expansion, and N117 billion for pensions and employee benefits, anticipating Fubara’s return.
Fubara’s camp has welcomed the peace deal brokered by President Tinubu with former Governor Nyesom Wike, signaling an end to their prolonged rift.
However, protests by Fubara’s supporters and civil society groups continue, with some challenging Ibas’s authority to spend state funds without an approved budget.
A lawsuit filed by former lawmaker Farah Dagogo contests the emergency rule’s legality, with a court hearing set for May 26, 2025.
The Rivers State House of Assembly has passed the state’s ₦1.8 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill.
Daily Voice reports that the bill was unanimously passed by 26 lawmakers during the Assembly’s resumed sitting in Port Harcourt.
Once assented to by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the budget will provide basis for the state government’s expenditure and implementation of programmes and projects.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has widened its lead over the Accord Party in a fresh results update released by the APC Social Media and Situation Room Team during the ongoing Osun State governorship election.
The update, released at 3:40 p.m., showed below.
According to the update, the figures were compiled from 508 polling units so far.
The latest figures put the APC ahead of Accord by 1,320 votes, representing a notable increase from the earlier margin reported by the party’s situation room.
The figures indicate a closely fought contest between the APC and Accord, with the two leading parties separated by just over 1,000 votes based on the results presented.
The APC Situation Room described the figures as “real-time updates”, suggesting that additional results are still expected from other polling units across the state.
However, the figures have not been independently verified and should not be regarded as the official result of the election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) remains responsible for the verification, collation and declaration of the final governorship election results.
With results from only 508 polling units reflected in the latest update, the overall outcome remains uncertain, particularly as more results are expected from across Osun’s local government areas.
The narrowing or widening of the margin in subsequent updates could significantly shape expectations about the eventual winner.
Note: The figures reported above are based solely on the APC Social Media and Situation Room Team’s update shown in the supplied image and remain subject to official verification by INEC.
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has sued President Bola Tinubu over the alleged forgery of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate.
In a suit filed at the federal high court in Abuja on Friday, Atiku is seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidential election.
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