The suspended governor of Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has left the government house in Port Harcourt.
Sources told Daily Trust that the governor moved out on Wednesday morning. This is just as the new Sole Administrator of the State, Admiral Ekwe Ibas (rtd), is warming up to resume duty.
Our reporter who visited the government house on Wednesday morning observed that the place was calm. At least three armoured personnel carriers were stationed at the main entrance.
A security source said there was a change of guard at the seat of power as all the security details of the government house have been removed and replaced.
“The governor left Government House this morning and the new administrator is yet to resume. We are expecting him any moment from now. The security details in Government House have been reshuffled. I can tell you that everywhere is calm and nothing is happening as we speak now.”
In the meantime, residents of Port Harcourt are going about their usual business, as there are no signs of a breakdown in law and order.
President Bola Tinubu had declared a State of Emergency on Tuesday, citing the vandalisation of pipelines and inability of stakeholders to resolve the political crisis in the state despite a series of interventions.
