Nigeria, Sept. 18 -- This is according to a rights group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC.

Recall that on 18th March, 2025, the President had declared a state of emergency in the state, highlighting what it tagged 'a total paralysis of governance in Rivers State, which had led to the Governor of Rivers State and the House of Assembly being unable to work together.'

President Tinubu had gone ahead to swear in Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, as the sole administrator to oversee the administration of the state for six months.

However, in a broadcast on Wednesday, Tinubu announced the reinstatement of Governor Simi Fubara and the State House of Assembly, expressing confidence that there is a new spirit of unders...