The governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the crisis in the state is over.
Fubara also claimed that with all sides have fully reconciled.
According to him, the state is poised to regain ground lost during the six-month emergency rule.
Recall that Fubara was suspended from office on March 18, 2025, alongside his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly, following the six-month emergency rule imposed in the state by President Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu then appointed former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) as Administrator of the state for the period.
Fubara, his deputy and the lawmakers were reinstated after the president lifted the emergency rule on September 18.
Since his return, the governor has dissolved the boards of the State Micro Finance Agency and the State Pensions Board, both of which were reconstituted by Ibas when he held sway.
Meanwhile, Fubara has pledged necessary support to ensure the Judiciary operates as a truly independent and effective justice system.
The governor gave the assurance while formally declaring open the 2025/2026 Legal Year at a special Court Session at the State High Court Complex in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Fubara expressed satisfaction not only with the event’s success but also with the Bar and Bench’s commitment to advancing the integrity of the judicial system.
He said that the Rivers State Judiciary ranks among the best in Nigeria, adding that it features some of the brightest judicial minds who courageously interpret and apply the law with a high sense of justice.
He reminded the lawyers that as ministers in the temple of justice, they are under oath to conduct themselves honestly in their practice of the law before the courts, to uphold the rule of law and advance the course of justice at all times.
“Similarly, every judge is under a judicial oath to provide equal justice to all persons according to law to the best of their knowledge and ability without fear, favour, or affection,” he said.