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Fubara, Gateway To Democratic Dividends For Rivers People -Rep
The lawmaker representing Phalga Constituency 1, in the House of Representatives, Hon. Manuchim Umezuruike, has emphasised that Governor Siminalayi Fubara remained the gateway to experiencing the true benefits of democracy.
Speaking at the Simplified Movement’s thanksgiving celebration in commemoration of the Supreme Court affirmation of the election victory of Governor Fubara in Ayama- Ndoki, Oyigbo Local Government Area, Hon. Munachim highlighted how his constituency has flourished under Governor Fubara’s leadership, praising him as a unifying figure transcending tribal boundaries.
Director of the Simplified Movement, Rt. Hon.Evans Bipi, criticised certain politicians for disrespecting esteemed elder statesmen in the state and cautioned President Bola Tinubu about the presence of such individuals in his cabinet and urged the people to stand steadfastly by the governor.
Earlier, the State Commissioner for Youth Development, Dr. Chisom Gbali, hailed Governor Fubara, whom he described as a son of Ndoki, and stressed the importance of hindsight in guiding future actions.
He underscored the connection between the Ndoki, Bonny and Opobo people as part of the Ijaw stalk in the Niger-Delta region.
Reminiscing on the famous quote of Usman Danfodio, that “Conscience is an open wound which only the truth can heal”, Dr. Gbali described Governor Fubara as a beacon of truth for Rivers State.
The event also featured special prayers for the progress, peace and unity of Rivers State.
In a related development, a chieftain of the Simplified Movement in the LGA, Hon Stanleyson Akaya, says that Rivers people have been inundated with the persistent sobbing of the embattled 27 members of the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly, the latest being a press conference to pour venom and vituperation on Governor Fubara and his administration.
Hon. Akaya who spoke to newsmen shortly after the thanksgiving service to commemorate the Governor’s Supreme Court victory as Governor of Rivers State, maintained that there would not have been any need to dissipate energy responding to lawmakers, but for the fact that every of their gathering and plots becomes an avenue for lamentations and disrespect for the office of the governor.
According to him: “It is unfortunate that since the disagreement between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike and Governor Fubara began, every sense of reasoning and collaboration required of them to move the state forward had been abandoned.
“Rather than show some sense of rapprochement and commitment to peace like the governor, they have tended towards becoming political traducers bent on rocking the ship of progress.
“Their grandstanding has become completely nauseating, not just to democratic ethos, but to Rivers people who are solidly behind Governor Siminalayi Fubara by the organic support.”
Hon. Akaya further averred: “Despite these unnecessary altercations, the peaceful disposition of the Governor has continued to encourage him to acknowledge the value of every Rivers man or woman, and willing to welcome and accommodate whosoever that wants to be part of the new trajectory of development in the state. Infact, members of the House of Assembly are most important segment of our society and need to act in very decorous manner that should bring honour and glory not just to the people they represent, but the entire state”.
He said “It is unfortunate to state unequivocally that what the Rivers State Assembly members are enjoying today is because of the respect our Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has for peace, reconciliation and development of the state.
“This is in spite of the plethora of legal tussles in courts by well- meaning Rivers people and sound opinions by legal luminaries on the legitimacy of their membership. It is further restated that neither the Governor nor Rivers people are perturbed by their threat of impeachment. They should take note that beside the credibility question legally hanging on their heads is the fact that they have the entire Rivers people to contend with if they pretend to institute any form of illegal impeachment moves once again.
“I am sounding out this for the records to save our state from unnecessary bickering that could snowball into crisis . Let us therefore be circumspect with our positions as such grandstanding won’t do any of us any good”, Hon. Akaya submitted.
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The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he would not help President Bola Tinubu’s administration to correct the administration’s policies affecting the citizens.
Emir Sanusi spoke on Wednesday in Lagos as the chairman of the 21st Anniversary of Fawehinmiism (Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture 2025).
The emir stated that while there were “a few points” he could offer to explain the trajectory the administration had taken and how such decisions were predictable, he chose not to do so because “they don’t behave like friends.”
He said explaining the government’s policies would help the government, but he did not intend to assist them due to the way they had treated him.
“I can give a few points that are contrary, that explain perhaps what we’re going through and how it was totally predictable, most of it, and maybe avoidable. But I am not going to do that.
“I have chosen not to speak about the economy or the reforms or to even explain anything because if I explain, it would help this government, but I don’t want to help this government,” the emir said while addressing some of the points made by speakers about the economy.
He added: “You know they’re my friends, but if they don’t behave like friends, I don’t behave like a friend. So I watch them being stooges. And they don’t even have people with credibility who can come and explain what they are doing. I am not going to help. I started out helping, but I am not going to help. I am not going to discuss it. Let them come and explain to Nigerians why the policies that are being pursued are being pursued.
“Meanwhile, I’m watching a very nice movie with popcorn in my hands. But I will say one thing: What we are going through today is, at least in part, not totally, but at least in part, a necessary consequence of decades of irresponsible economic management.
“People were told decades ago that if you continue along this path, this is where you’re going to end up, and they refused to open their eyes. Now, is everything being done today correct? No.”
Emir Sanusi, who was deposed as the 14th Emir of Kano in 2020 by then-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the current national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was reinstated as the 16th Emir of Kano in 2024 by the New Nigeria People’s Party-led Kano State Government.
His emirship has faced ongoing challenges from forces believed to be backed by the federal government, including federal officials’ continued recognition of his predecessor, Emir Aminu Ado Bayero.
Last month, the police barricaded his palace, with the state government accusing the federal government of orchestrating the action to stir unrest in the peaceful state.
The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Oriyomi Onanuga, is dead.
Also known as Ijaya, Rt Hon. Onanuga, who was the member representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, is said to have died following a brief illness.
This was confirmed in a tweet on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday night.
Rt Hon Onanuga, who was born in Hammersmith, London, to Nigerian parents on December 2, 1965, was a politician and entrepreneur. She held the position of Deputy Chief Whip in the Nigerian House of Representatives since 2023.
She contested and won a seat in the House of Representatives under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. She also served as the Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development.
Gov. Aiyedatiwa, however, exempted two members of the cabinet from the dissolution due to the critical nature of their duties.
The two commissioners exempted include the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo, SAN, and the Commissioner for Finance, Mrs. Omowunmi Isaac.
This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Mr Adeniyan said in the statement that “All the affected cabinet members are to hand over all government properties in their care to the accounting officers of their respective ministries.
Gov. Aiyedatiwa thanked the executive council members “for their service and contributions to the development of Ondo State under his administration and wished them well in their future endeavours”.
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