•Says No Amount Of Support Is Enough For Servicemen. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has explained that the residential building constructed by the State Government for officers of the Nigerian Air Force was to enable his administration complement the efforts of the military and the Federal Government in providing welfare support to Servicemen. The…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed that he would implementing the recommendations of the report submitted to him by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the killing and destruction of properties at some local government council headquarters on or around Monday, October 7, 2024. Fubara gave the assurance when the seven-member commission, led…
Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State, stated on Wednesday that he was unconcerned with the Federal High Court’s ruling that prevented the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from issuing state allocations. The governor said that his handling of the situation, which followed President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, gave his opponents more influence. Governor Fubara acknowledged…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have met in Abuja over the recent crisis rocking the opposition party. The meeting is being held at the lodge of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed. Apart from Mohammed, governors present include Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers), Ademola Adeleke (Osun), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau). Although the agenda…
Governors from Nigeria’s South-South region have announced their intention to boycott all meetings of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the National Economic Council (NEC) in protest over the handling of crisis between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike. The South-South governors are demanding immediate action from President…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that what Nigeria needs to grow and sustain democracy and good governance is strong institutions and not strong individuals, who want to control every Government institution. Governor Fubara said this at the opening of the re-dedication service for the opening of the 2024/2025 New Legal Year at the…
Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, joined a group of fellow governors on Monday to console Akwa Ibom’s Governor Umo Eno over the recent loss of his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno. Alongside Fubara were Governors AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Douye Diri (Bayelsa), and Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa). Governor…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he will not reconcile with Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State, despite efforts by President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders to resolve the crisis between them. Wike, who marked his one year in office as FCT Minister, emphasized that he is focused on…
…Promises To Implement New Minimum Wage. Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that the State Government now pays ₦2bn monthly to offset the backlog of pension and gratuity to retired civil servants. Speaking during the 2024 Rivers State Civil Service Week, themed: ‘Building Resilient Education for Increased Access to inclusive Lifelong Quality and…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reassured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees that he is not leaving the party, contrary to speculation. He made this clarification during a visit from the PDP Board of Trustees, led by Chairman Senator Adolphus Wabara, at Government House in Port Harcourt. Governor Fubara expressed his gratitude…
