Speaking on behalf of the Rivers State elders, a one-time governor of Rivers State, Rufus Ada George, expressed concerns over the hermitage of the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Sir Rufus noted that since the declaration of the suspension on March 18, Fubara has become impregnable and inaccessible to families and friends alike.
“The whereabouts of Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, is unknown to the Rivers people. He has not spoken to anybody. We have not seen him. We are demanding that Fubara should come on TV if he is alive because we can observe that Nyesom Wike can go to any length and that Mr. President is backing him. They can do anything to this young man. Rivers people demand to know his whereabouts and what is happening to him.”
Needless to say, since the declaration of a state of emergency in the state and the governor’s suspension that ushered in the administration of Vice Admiral Ibas, Fubara has relapsed into secrecy. Whatever is happening to him in the closet, we pray he comes out strong and is fortified enough to take the mantle of leadership after six months.
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