Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers State, has insisted that he remains in charge of the state despite impeachment proceedings initiated against him.
Fubara spoke on Saturday at the grand finale of the 2026 NPA Port Harcourt International Polo Tournament, where he said he would continue to carry out his constitutional responsibilities as governor.
He described the peaceful completion of the week-long tournament as evidence that Rivers remains secure and urged residents to disregard what he called “misleading narratives on social media”.
“What is important is that I’m here, I’m still the governor of Rivers state, and we will continue to do what we promised the Rivers people,” Fubara said.
“I’m happy you had your tournament for one week and the president boldly telling the world that there was no incident. It shows that we’re working and Rivers state is safe, and that is the most important responsibility of government. We must move on.
“For me, the lives and property of everyone doing business here are the most important thing. I will not, for any reason, support directly or indirectly any act that will endanger the life of anyone.”
Earlier in the month, the Rivers State House Of Assembly commenced impeachment proceedings against Fubara and Ngozi Odu, deputy governor of the state, over allegations of gross misconduct.
On January 16, a high court sitting in Port Harcourt issued an interim order restraining Simeon Amadi, chief judge of Rivers state, from receiving or acting on any impeachment notice against the governor and his deputy.
Despite the court order, the house of assembly said Amadi had acknowledged receipt of the impeachment notice.