….As Governor’s Whereabout Unknown
By Attah Ede
Ardent supporters and loyalists of the recalled Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, including ex-members and leaders of the dissolved Simplified Movement, besieged the Government House gate in Port Harcourt to welcome their boss who has been on suspension for the last six months.
Women in various colourful outfits, dancing troupes, youths and some elders were seen in jubilant mood as they patiently waited for the governor.
A former Speaker of the dissolved illegal three-man House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, was among Fubara’s loyalists, who led others to wait for the governor.
They were said to have journeyed from various parts of the 23 local government areas to wait for the arrival of Fubara in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
One of them was heard saying: “We have come to possess our possession”, as many other supporters kept trooping into the area.
The arrival time of the Governor could not be ascertained and it was not also known whether Fubara would stop over at the gate to address them.
Meanwhile, the whereabout of Governor Fubara, still remains unknown, a development that triggers speculation over his potential return to Port Harcourt.
However, the state remains calm despite political tension as regards to his present location.
Recall that the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas officially handed over to the reinstated Governor of the State, Sim Fubara.
In his final state-wide broadcast, Ibas urged the people of the state to support Fubara as he resumes his duties of leading the state.
President Bola Tinubu had yesterday suspended Fubara six months ago while declaring an emergency rule in Rivers State on March 18.
However, the president lifted the emergency rule on Wednesday while reinstating Fubara saying the conditions that necessitated the emergency rule no longer existed in the State.
