President Tinubu Set To Reinstate Suspended Gov Fubara After Ex-President Jonathan’s Intervention

Sunday June 8, 2025|

President Bola Tinubu may reinstate Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State as Former President Goodluck Jonathan is among eminent Nigerians said to be making a case for Fubara, behind the scenes, to be returned to his position on or before June 12.

Ex-President Jonathan, according to sources, has engaged Tinubu in at least one telephone conversation on the need to reinstate the suspended governor on or before June 12 in the spirit of Democracy Day.

The president will, according to tradition, address the nation in a broadcast on June 12.

President Tinubu had, on March 18, suspended Fubara from office for six months, but many people described the action as unconstitutional as, according to them, there is no part of the Constitution which empowers the president to suspend/remove an elected governor in the event that emergency rule imposition becomes inevitable in any part of the country.

The suspension was the climax of the fight between Fubara and Wike over the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State and appointments into key positions in government.