By Bukola Kayode
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, arrived Port-Harcourt on Friday, two days after President Bola Tinubu lifted the state of emergency imposed on the state and ordered his reinstatement.
The aircraft touched down at exactly 11:50 a.m.
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), handed over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Tuesday.
Speaking at the handover ceremony held on Thursday, Ibas said that law and order have been restored in the state.
Recall that President Tinubu declared a state of emergency on March 18, initially for a period of six months, stating that the political crisis in the state was threatening democracy at the national level. The National Assembly approved the state of emergency as declared by President Tinubu.
President Bola Tinubu on March 19 swore- in Vice Admiral Ibok-รtรจ Ibas (retd.) as the Sole Administrator of Rivers State.
Fubara was not on ground on the day of the handover, but he arrived Port-Harcourt today. Several of his supporters, including a former Commissioner for Information and Communications, Barr, were present to receive the governor. Emma Okah; former Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh; former Nigerian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oji Ngofa; former Commissioner for Environment, Sydney Gbara; and former factional Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo.
Others present were former Commissioner for Youths, Chisom Gbali; former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Evans Bipi; former President of NUPENG, Igwe Achese; former Commissioner for Education, Dr. Tamunosisi Gogo-Jaja; as well as former council chairmen of Port Harcourt City, Ezebunwo Ichemati, and Obio/Akpor, among others.
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