The Rivers State Government has dismissed as false, claims circulating on social media that a delegation of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) paid a solidarity visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara at the Government House on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
According to a statement by Nelson Chukwudi, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, the claim is “malicious” and intended to cause chaos and anarchy in the state.
Similarly, the government has also denied reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo visited Governor Fubara at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The statement urged the public to disregard the false claims, which are believed to be the handiwork of mischief makers bent on causing trouble in the state.
He said: “Ordinarily, we would not have responded to these spurious claims and obvious fake news on social media, but for the erroneous impression they may create on the minds of gullible and unsuspecting members of the public, and indeed, well-meaning Rivers people.
“For that reason, let it be clarified that there was no such visit by any delegation of PANDEF to Governor Fubara on the said date, nor did Chief Obasanjo visit him as claimed by our detractors. So, whatever the purveyors of the vexatious narratives are pushing on social media is only the imagination of enemies of the state, who do not want peace, good governance and even development that the present administration has been working hard to bequeath to the present and future generations.
“The Governor has made it abundantly clear that he would comply and implement, to the fullest, the judgment of the Supreme Court on the political crisis in the state.
“He has already initiated processes to ensure that orders of the Apex Court are implemented, but the Rivers State House of Assembly has refused to cooperate with the Governor to facilitate the resolution of all issues raised by the Court.
“As stated earlier, the Governor is ready any day, any time, to do the needful to ensure the resolution of the issues and smooth functioning of all arms of government in the state.”
