Too Little, Too Late? South-South Governors Finally Break Silence on Rivers Crisis

Title: Too Little, Too Late? South-South Governors Finally Break Silence on Rivers Crisis

For days, the South-South Governors’ Forum watched in silence as Rivers State spiraled into uncertainty. The military rolled into Government House, Governor Fubara was sidelined, and power shifted overnight. Then, at last, a statement—measured, cautious, yet filled with quiet protest.

They questioned the emergency rule. They pointed to constitutional breaches. But the damage had already been done. Fubara was out, a new administrator loomed, and Tinubu’s grip on the oil-rich state had tightened.

“Dialogue is the way forward,” they declared. But for the people of Rivers, the question remained: Why speak now, when the deed is already done?