PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria—The Governor of Rivers State, South-South Nigeria, Siminalayi Fubara, has returned to the state capital and assured residents that his administration will continue to work in their best interest following the end of a six-month state of emergency.
Arriving at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Governor Fubara expressed his gratitude for the large turnout of people who came to welcome him at the airport. He described the reception as a powerful show of “love, confidence, and solidarity,” and a “reaffirmation of the bond between this government and the people that we are serving.”
He acknowledged that many were eager to hear from him and promised to deliver an official address later in the day. “We are going to address the state officially by 6 pm,” the governor said, adding that the broadcast would serve to “appreciate everyone who contributed to bringing normalcy to this state.”
The governor’s return follows a presidential announcement on Wednesday that ended the state of emergency, which had been in effect since March 18, 2025.
The emergency saw the suspension of the governor, his deputy, and the State House of Assembly, with the Nigerian Presidency citing a “total paralysis of governance.”
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