Rivers: Supporters Disappointed As Fubara Fails To Resume Work At Government House

Thousands of supporters of Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who thronged the Government House successful Port Harcourt connected Thursday, were near disappointed aft the reinstated politician failed to amusement up hours aft his anticipated return.

The crowd, made up of men and women from antithetic parts of the state, including agrarian communities, began arriving arsenic aboriginal arsenic 6am successful what galore expected to beryllium a triumphant invited for the governor. By noon, however, vexation began to acceptable successful arsenic the governor’s whereabouts remained unknown.

By 1 pm, galore had started leaving the Government House gates, expressing disappointment aft waiting nether the scorching prima without nutrient oregon water.

“We are going due to the fact that we are hungry. Maybe erstwhile the politician comes, we volition return,” 1 protagonist said portion leaving the premises.

Among those seen starring groups of supporters were sacked section authorities chairmen loyal to Fubara, including the immediate-past president of Obio/Akpor, Chijoke Ihunwo, and his Port Harcourt City counterpart, Ezebunwo Itche-Mati. The erstwhile officials were observed making frantic telephone calls arsenic the hold dragged on.

Conspicuously absent were supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, arsenic good arsenic the recently elected section authorities assembly chairmen who are seen arsenic loyal to him.

The improvement came connected the heels of the expiration of the six-month exigency regularisation imposed connected Rivers State pursuing the governmental standoff betwixt Fubara and the authorities House of Assembly, dominated by Wike’s loyalists.

Recall that successful March, President Bola Tinubu dissolved existing governmental structures successful the authorities and appointed Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) arsenic sole head to reconstruct order. On Wednesday, the President formally declared an extremity to the State of Emergency, paving the mode for the resumption of afloat antiauthoritarian governance successful the oil-rich state.

For galore of Fubara’s supporters, however, Thursday’s no-show dampened the consciousness of their renewed hope.