President Tinubu Lifts Emergency Rule In Rivers State , Restores Governor Fubara , Deputy And Members Of The State House Assembly

 PRESIDENT LIFTS EMERGENCE RULE IN RIVERS STATE, RESTORES GOVERNOR FUBARA, DEPUTY AND MEMBERS OF THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

President Bola Tinubu has lifted the state of emergency imposed on rivers state and restored democratic governance six month  after suspending Governor FUBARA and other democratic institutions in the state.

In a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, the president  said the emergency, declared on 18 March 2025, had become “painfully inevitable” after a constitutional crisis paralysed governance in the state.

 He recalled that disputes between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House of Assembly had left critical economic assets vulnerable and halted budget approvals.

Tinubu said his intervention under Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution was to “arrest the drift towards anarchy” after mediation attempts failed. “Considered objectively, we had reached that situation of total breakdown of public order and public safety in Rivers State … it would have been a colossal failure on my part as President not to have made that proclamation,” he said.

The President thanked the National Assembly, traditional rulers and the people of Rivers State for their support throughout the emergency. He also acknowledged dissenters who challenged the declaration in court, saying such actions were “the way it should be in a democratic setting.”

Tinubu noted a “groundswell of a new spirit of understanding” among stakeholders in Rivers State and said the conditions that necessitated the emergency no longer existed.

The president said With effect from midnight on Wednesday, the emergency in Rivers State shall end, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including Speaker Martins Amaewhule, will resume work in their offices from 18 September 2025.”

He urged governors and state legislatures nationwide to prioritize harmony and peaceful governance as it is only in an atmosphere of peace, order and good government that officials can deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.