Inside Fubara’s Meeting With Tinubu At Aso Villa

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has clarified that his visit to Aso Villa served to inform President Bola Tinubu of his return to duty after a six-month suspension.

Fubara, dressed in a white caftan and black cap, arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, around 6:20 pm for a closed-door meeting with Tinubu.

This was his first meeting with Tinubu after his suspension and the lifting of the state of emergency in Rivers on September 18, 2025.

Fielding questions from journalists after the meeting, Governor Fubara described the visit as a “father-and-son discussion,” stressing he also sought Tinubu’s guidance to avoid a recurrence of political crises in the state.

He said, “You’re aware that the suspension was lifted midnight of the 17th, and I came in on the 19th. Ideally, it’s proper for me to see Mr. President and to tell him that I’m back, and I’ve also resumed my responsibility as the governor of Rivers State.

“It’s not much. It’s a father-and-son discussion, telling him thank you and seeking his guidance so we don’t find ourselves in any situation that will bring crisis again.”

On what the President told him, Fubara said, “He advised me on what to do and how to go in the right direction.”

Fubara also confirmed that peace had returned to Rivers State and has also made peace with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.

He added, “As far as I’m concerned, we have made peace. Fubara and his principal are working together.”