President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday held a closed-door meeting with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, amid rising political tension in the state.
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, was also present at the discussion, which took place at the State House in Abuja.
The high-level meeting comes as Rivers State grapples with renewed political unrest and lingering questions surrounding Governor Fubara’s position within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Fubara arrived at the Presidential Villa at approximately 5:01 pm, where he was received by the Presidential Protocol Liaison Officer.
The session, which lasted until about 5:45 pm, was held entirely behind closed doors, with no official details released on the agenda or outcomes.
Governor Nwifuru’s meeting, which took place just before, similarly remained private, though it is believed to have addressed regional priorities such as infrastructure development and security concerns in the South-East.
The timing of Fubara’s engagement is particularly noteworthy, following the high-profile defection of 17 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
This defection has dramatically altered the power dynamics in the state legislature, reducing PDP-aligned members supportive of Fubara to just three.
