2027: Tinubu’s Second Term Unshaken by Rivers Emergency Rule – Senator Arise

According to Senator Ayodele Arise, a leader of the All Progressives Congress, or APC, in Ekiti State, President Bola Tinubu’s six-month emergency rule in Rivers State will not hurt his chances of winning reelection in 2027.

Speaking to media in Abuja on Sunday, Senator Arise, who served as the representative for the Ekiti North Senatorial District from 2007 to 2011, affirmed this belief, stating that the President’s action kept Rivers from devolving into anarchy.

Prior to the emergency rule, political tensions in the state had increased, resulting in violent episodes and threats to critical infrastructure, the former lawmaker said.

Overall, we must express our gratitude to the President for his choice. At the time, things were on the verge of becoming out of control in Rivers State. In order to restore order and protect vital national resources, the intervention was required,” he stated.

He asserted that the oil and gas industry depended on state peace and that Rivers continues to be strategically important to Nigeria’s economy.

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When asked about the political ramifications of the decision, Senator Arise rejected claims that it would hurt President Tinubu’s standing in Rivers State.

The APC mainstay went on to say that the party has fortified its grassroots structures, pointing to the results of recent local government surveys and the 2024 presidential election.

He emphasized the importance that Governor Fubara and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, have in maintaining peace and stability in the state, as well as their impact on grassroots politics in the run-up to 2027.

DAILY POST remembers that after a six-month state of emergency was declared, President Tinubu suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and State Assembly members.

Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), a former Chief of Naval Staff, was designated as the state’s only administrator at that time.

The governor and lawmakers were among the elected authorities who were reinstated when the six-month period ended.