Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has declared that he is not eager to return to office amid the ongoing political crisis in the state.
Fubara made the statement during a service of songs held on Sunday in Port Harcourt to honour the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark.
In a video from the event that has since gone viral, Fubara said, “Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I am interested in it? My spirit has already left that place long ago.”
“I want everybody to focus, there are some fights you don’t fight,” he said.
Rivers State has been at the centre of a deepening political feud between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Following the political situation in the state, President Bola Tinubu intervened in December 2023, brokering a peace deal between both sides.
However, on March 18, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and all the state lawmakers.
The President also appointed a retired naval chief, Ibok-Ete Ibas, as the sole administrator of the oil-rich state.
The move effectively dissolved the existing government structure, placing the state under federal control.
