{"id":179854,"date":"2025-09-23T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-fubara-reveals-reason-for-visiting-tinubu"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:59:44","slug":"gov-fubara-reveals-reason-for-visiting-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-fubara-reveals-reason-for-visiting-tinubu","title":{"rendered":"Gov Fubara reveals reason for visiting Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has revealed that he met President Bola Tinubu to officially inform him of his return after his suspension was lifted.<\/p>\n<p>reported that the governor, who was recently reinstated after six months of emergency rule in the state, was at the State House on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists shortly after the closed-door meeting, Fubara said he had a father-and-son discussion with the president on the way forward.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he sought Tinubu\u2019s advice on certain matters to prevent another round of crisis in the state.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cYou are aware that the suspension was lifted midnight, 17th and I resumed on the 19th. I\u2019m here to tell Mr President that I\u2019m back and have also resumed my responsibility as Governor of Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a father and son discussion, telling him thank you and the areas he should guide me properly, so we don\u2019t have a crisis again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has revealed that he met President Bola Tinubu to officially inform him of his return after his suspension was lifted. reported that the governor, who was recently reinstated after six months of emergency rule in the state, was at the State House on Monday evening. 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