By Stephen Angbulu and Dennis Naku
President Bola Tinubu and suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will both return to the country on Tuesday (today) ahead of Rivers return to democratic rule on Thursday.
Tinubu is returning to Abuja after cutting short his vacation in France, while Fubara is also due back from London. Their return comes just as the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), intensifies preparations to hand over power with a series of transition activities marking the end of the emergency rule in the state.
President Tinubu, who departed Nigeria on September 4 for his annual holiday in France and the United Kingdom, was initially billed to spend 10 working days (ending September 10) abroad but concluded his break ahead of schedule. A statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the President would resume official duties in Abuja immediately on arrival.
Meanwhile, Fubara’s long-awaited return to the country is expected on the same day. An aide to the suspended governor told The PUNCH that though his arrival was initially expected on Monday, “the governor will be back on Tuesday” ahead of his reinstatement slated for Thursday, September 18
