- Reteirate Support For Fubara
By Kolawole Ojebisi
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), on Monday, reaffirmed their solidarity with the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara over the recent developments in the state.
While vowing to stay with Fubara through thick and thin, the governors disclosed that they decided to drag the Federal Government to the Supreme Court to “avert a rape of our constitutional democracy.”
The governors stated these in a communique issued after their meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday.
The communique was read by the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed.
“The Forum reasserts our collective determination to avert a rape of our constitutional democracy hence the decision of approaching the Supreme Court to give a clear-cut verdict on the interpretation of the provisions of the law on the declaration of State of Emergency in any state.
“The Forum restates its solidarity with the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, on the ordeal into which his state and people are being plunged by the declaration of a state of emergency. And we reiterate our commitment to stand with him till the end.” the communique reads in part.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on March 18, 2025, in Rivers State suspending Governor Fubara, his deputy, Mrs Ngozi Odu, and all elected members of the Rivers State House of Assembly for an initial period of six months.
Following the suspension, Tinubu appointed Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas (retd.) as the sole administrator to oversee the affairs of Rivers State during the period of the suspension.
Meanwhile, the Senate and House of Representatives supported the President’s decision through a voice vote.
However, in the wake of Tinubu’s decision and its ratification by the National Assembly 11 PDP governors dragged both parties before the Supreme Court, challenging the President’s powers to declare an emergency rule and suspend elected officials in a state.
The governors also condemned what they described as the worsening security crisis across Nigeria, citing recent attacks in Borno, Katsina, Edo and Plateau States. They called for a revised national security strategy that empowers state governments to form an effective line of defence
Present at the meeting were the PDP National Chairman, Elia Damagum, Governors of Oyo, Seyi Makinde, Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, Adamawa, Umar Fintiri, Osun, Ademola Adeleke, Enugu, Peter Mbah, Taraba, Agbu Cephas, Zamfara, Dauda Lawal, Plateau, Caleb Mutfwang, Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno, represented by his Deputy and Delta, Sheriff Oborevwori represented by his deputy, Sir Omodes, and the Oyo State PDP Chairman, Wasiu Adeleke, among others.
