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Military Moves Trucks Into Rivers State Government House, But Where Is Fubara?
On Tuesday evening, when the military drove trucks into Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt, no one knew where Governor Siminalayi Fubara was.
The trucks were parked both inside and outside Government House on the first night of President Bola Tinubu’s proclamation of a state of emergency. Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency in response to the attacks on Rivers State’s oil infrastructure.
Pipeline explosions had been promised by some terrorist organizations in the event that Fubara was impeached by the Rivers House of Assembly. The extremists did, however, fulfill their threat just hours after the MPs sent the governor notice of the alleged misbehavior.
The president responded by designating a state administrator and suspending Fubara and the lawmakers for six months.
Approximately ten military trucks monitored the road leading to the Government House main gate following the proclamation, and armoured vehicles were spotted at key points along the road.
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In an attempt to return to their homes, locals abandoned the route that led to Government House from the well-known UTC intersection. According to a Port Harcourt resident who asked to remain anonymous, military trucks were spotted everywhere.
“The road leading to Government House from the Issac Boro park to the popular UTC is deserted. Residents are making efforts to get back to their respective homes as nobody wants to be caught in the crossfire. I saw about 10 military trucks parading the road leading to Government House. Other armored tanks have been stationed at both entrance roads leading to Government House,” the sources said.
As of press time, it’s not confirmed if Fubara had vacated Government House but some sources from Government House alleged that the governor might have a premonition of the State of Emergency.
Before the state of emergency was declared, Governor Fubara held several meetings with members of the suspended state Executive council throughout the day.
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