Fubara Attends First Church Service After Reinstatement As Gov
The governor urged the congregation not to relent, assuring them that their continued intercession is needed as he starts afresh.Governor Siminalayi Fubara has attended his first Sunday church service since his reinstatement as Rivers State Governor.
The governor, who was in the company of his wife, Valerie and various stakeholders at the Saint Paul’s Anglican Church in his hometown of Opobo, in the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, called on the Church to remain steadfast in prayers as his administration begins afresh.Although the church was celebrating its 2025 Harvest of Divine Possibilities, Governor Fubara explained that his own mission was a quiet visit to offer thanks to God for His faithfulness to his family, the state, and the nation.
He noted that nothing could equal God’s goodness other than a quiet and pure-hearted worship.He appreciated the prayers of the church, which he said sustained his family and administration during turbulent times.According to him, such prayers averted shame and brought divine intervention.Being an International Day of Peace, Governor Fubara reminded the people of the need to remain peaceful.
A special prayer was led by the Church’s Vicar, Venerable Emmanuel Nwuju, for the First Family.Fubara, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, was elected on May 29, 2023, as governor of the oil-rich state. He succeeded FCT Minister and immediate past governor, Nyesom Wike, who was instrumental to his electoral success.Wike, a godfather to Fubara, later fell out with the former over control of state structures and resources, which split the House of Assembly, sparking impeachment moves, protests, and violence, including the burning of the Assembly complex.
However, President Bola Tinubu waded into the situation by declaring a state of emergency on March 18 for six months.But on Wednesday, Tinubu lifted the emergency rule and restored democratic order in the state. The President said, “The Governor, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, the deputy governor, Her Excellency Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and the speaker, Martins Amaewhule, will resume work in their offices from September 18, 202. “It, therefore, gives me great pleasure to declare that the emergency in Rivers State of Nigeria shall end with effect from midnight today (Wednesday).”
Many of Fubara’s supporters thronged the gate of the Government House along Azikiwe Street, Port Harcourt, as early as 6 am on Thursday, arriving from different parts of the state to celebrate the governor’s return.
