Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has resumed duties at the Government House in Port Harcourt after six months away from office.
Fubara, who returned to the state on Friday morning, landed at the Port Harcourt International Airport around 11:50 a.m. to a rousing reception from supporters.
He later moved to the Government House.
The governor, addressing the crown said he will make a state broadcast by 6PM.
He said: “I know everybody wants to hear something from me. In fact, I expected it when I landed.
“Let me first of all appreciate the wonderful people of Rivers State. I am really humbled by what I saw at the Airport.
“I was thrilled by the photographs of what happened here yesterday. That reception really humbled me.
“It shows love, confidence and solidarity. I want to say that it is not just a celebration. It is a show of the reactivation of the bond between this government and the people of Rivers State.
“I want to want to assure you that we will, by the grace of God, continue to give those things that made you people love us. I want to thank everybody and to say that we love you, but God loves you more.”
His return comes more than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu lifted the emergency rule declared in Rivers State on March 18, which had suspended normal governance and installed retired Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas as sole administrator.
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