Governor Siminalayi Fubara has described the impeachment notice served on him by the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) as a “love letter,” insisting that he remains the governor of Rivers State.
The governor made the remark on Saturday, during the grand finale of the week-long 2026 NPA Port Harcourt International Polo Tournament, held in the state.
Fubara said the impeachment notice was delivered at an unfortunate time, just as the tournament was taking place.
“This 2026, I thought it would have been the finest. They just landed me a love letter. So you understand,” he said, adding that political drama has consistently followed the tournament in previous years.
He recalled similar challenges in 2024 and 2025, saying the issues have become a recurring feature of the annual event.
Addressing participants and guests, the governor said he was present to reassure the public that he is still in office and to emphasise that Rivers State remains peaceful and secure.
“I’m here. I’m still the Governor of Rivers State, and we will continue to do what we promised the Rivers people that we would do,” he said.
Fubara noted that the successful conduct of the tournament, with no security incidents, showed that Rivers State is safe.
“That is the most important thing, and that is the basic responsibility of government,” he said.
The governor said he attended the event primarily to honour the memory of his late brother, Engineer Role, Architect Roland Cookey-Gam, whose wife and son were present at the tournament.
He also revealed that he was pressured by the President to attend the event.
“The president… ambushed me some days ago. And he said if I don’t attend this event, he was going to stop some things he promised he was going to do for us in Rivers State,” he said.
Despite the pressure, Fubara said he decided to attend the tournament both to honour his late brother and to support the event.
