President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday met separately with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, at the State House, Abuja.
The engagements, held behind closed doors, came amid mounting political tension in Rivers State and renewed speculation over Governor Fubara’s future in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Fubara was sighted entering the State House at about 5:01 p.m. and was received by the Presidential Protocol Liaison Officer before proceeding to the President’s office.
He departed around 5:45 p.m., but details of the discussions were not disclosed as at press time.
Minutes earlier, Governor Nwifuru had also been ushered in for a separate meeting with the President.
The purpose of his visit similarly remained undisclosed.
The meeting with Fubara came on the heels of Friday’s defection of 17 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, and led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The shift in party alignment has altered the balance of power in the state legislature and heightened uncertainty around Fubara’s political standing.
Only three lawmakers viewed as loyal to the governor remain in the PDP, and they have not resumed sitting since emergency rule in the state was lifted on September 18.
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