This whole situation with Governor Fubara in Rivers State was honestly super dramatic. From what I've followed, Fubara got suspended because there was basically chaos between him, his predecessor Wike, and a bunch of lawmakers. Things got so out of hand that President Tinubu had to step in and declare an emergency rule. Some people think this saved Rivers from straight-up anarchy, while others are saying it was more about playing politics and getting Fubara to switch sides to the APC.

I've read people arguing that, even though Tinubu's move brought some peace, it also took away the state's independence for a while, and made it seem like Fubara just got strong-armed. Fubara himself keeps telling everyone to be thankful to the President, but it really feels like he didn't have a choice. He keeps talking about forgiveness and moving forward, but I don't think he had a lot of say in what happened. The whole thing makes me wonder if emergency rules are more about control than helping regular people. To be real, I'm still not sure if things are actually better for the people living there.