Fubara arrives Port Harcourt Airport, waves supporters, departs for Government House
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has disembarked from an aircraft at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa.
The governor stepped down from the aircraft at about 12.20 pm after the completion of all the protocols at the VIP wing of the airport.
Fubara, who wore a blue jeans shirt, a black fez cap, and a pair of glasses, was accompanied by his wife, Valerie.
The governor was received by his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, and a massive crowd, who hailed him as the icon of peace.
The supporters, who thronged at the airport, were in jubilation as they received Fubara, with many of them shouting, “We love you, our governor.”
Fubara was immediately ushered into his vehicle, and the convoy of Fubara, with a blaring siren, headed for the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The reinstated Rivers State Governor arrived the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State on Friday.
Fubara’s aircraft touched down at about 11.55am as his supporters waited for him to step down from the aircraft.
A crowd of supporters on Friday converged at the VIP wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport, awaiting his arrival.
Fubara was scheduled to resume duties as Governor of Rivers State on Thursday, following the end of the six-month emergency rule.
TheNiche reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, announced an end to the emergency rule he declared in Rivers State on March 18, 2025.
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), on Thursday also handed over power to Governor Fubara, declaring that law and order had been restored in the state.
However, while the House of Assembly resumed sitting on Thursday, Fubara did not show up at the Government House, despite the hundreds of supporters who gathered to welcome him.
Thousands of supporters who had thronged the Government House in Port Harcourt, on Thursday morning to welcome Fubara went home disappointed after waiting for hours.
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