PHOTOS: Fubara visits Tinubu in Lagos

Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, on Tuesday visited President Bola Tinubu at his residence in Lagos.

The visits come less than a week after Fubara said he has set aside pride and personal interests to restore peace in Rivers state.

However, the details of the meeting between the president and Fubara were not immediately known.

Fubara had said he is reconciling with Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), whom he called his boss.

“We have to come down from our high horses and subject ourselves to the peace process. And that is what we are doing,” he had said.

“What is important is for the state to move forward. It is not about you — the state’s interest is paramount.”

BACKGROUND

The Rivers political crisis began as a power struggle between the suspended governor and Wike shortly after Fubara assumed office.

The crisis escalated, leading to a deep division within the Rivers state house of assembly and attempts to impeach Fubara.

On March 18, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers, citing the prolonged political crisis.

He also suspended Fubara, Ngozi Odu, his deputy, and all members of the Rivers assembly for six months.

The president appointed Ibok-Ette Ibas, a retired naval chief, as the state’s sole administrator.

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