{
  "id": 3175306,
  "title": "Rivers crisis: I’ve put the past behind me – Fubara",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/rivers-crisis-ive-put-the-past-behind-me-fubara",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/rivers-crisis-ive-put-the-past-behind-me-fubara/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State urged his supporters to focus on the future, stating that he has decided to put the past behind him. He discussed the political crisis between himself and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, which had led to the declaration of emergency rule in the state by President Bola Tinubu. Fubara, speaking at the commissioning of the Omademe Internal Roads Project in Ikwerre Local Government Area, expressed no interest in returning to that discord. The governor emphasized that what truly matters is the value added during an administration's tenure and urged political leaders to come together to maintain peace and leave the past behind.\n\nFubara noted that his administration's focus is on the value added and not the duration of governance. He stressed that as long as there is hope, they will continue to add value till the last day. The governor also called upon political leaders across the state to join hands in sustaining the current peace and leaving the past political crisis behind them. He acknowledged the challenging past, but stated that what is behind him is just that - behind him. Instead, he is focused on what lies ahead for the state and the nation.",
  "summary": "Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has urged his supporters to focus on what lies ahead for the state, saying he has decided to put what has happened in the recent past behind him. Referring to the past political crisis between him and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, Fubara who spoke during the commissioning of […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}