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President Bola Tinubu has suspended the emergency rule in Rivers State.
In a statement released by the Presidency on Wednesday, Tinubu asked Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor, to resume work on Thursday, September 18.
The President also asked the Deputy Governor, Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to resume their duties.
Tinubu had declared a state of emergency in Rivers State six months ago.
Tinubu, while lifting the state of emergency in the oil rich state on Wednesday, said, “It therefore gives me great pleasure to declare that the emergency in Rivers State of Nigeria shall end with effect from midnight today.
“The Governor, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, the deputy governor, Her Excellency Ngozi Nma Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and the speaker, Martins Amaewhule, will resume work in their offices from 18 September 2025.”
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening returned to Abuja from his work vacation.
The Eastern Updates reports that Tinubu left Nigeria for France on September 4, 2025 to spend part of his annual holiday.
According to the statement issued before his departure, the president was expected to spend 10 working days on the break.
His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said on Monday in a statement that President Tinubu had concluded his work vacation ahead of schedule and would return to Abuja on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to resume official duties.
“Last week in Paris, President Tinubu held a private luncheon with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, at the Élysée Palace.
“Both leaders reviewed key areas of cooperation between Nigeria and France and agreed to deepen the partnership for mutual prosperity and global stability,” he said.
