According to reports, Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has directed that all NNPC activities in the state be immediately suspended. He allegedly ordered his troops to demolish pipelines that carried crude oil to Lagos and Abuja, causing tensions to skyrocket.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Governor Fubara has also demanded that the Rivers State Liaison House in Abuja be demolished, pointing to unnecessary expenditure on a building that is rarely used. He also forbade former Governor Nyesom Wike from entering Rivers State till the conclusion of his term, which was a daring political action. These extreme measures are in reaction to purported attempts to remove Governor Fubara from office by political operators supported by Wike. According to reports, pro-Wike supporters had organized to overthrow the governor, intensifying the two political personalities’ already fierce power battle.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
