Fubara’s Legal Calm Under Fire
Law, Strategy, and the Limits of Silence
Calm in the Eye of the Storm
GOVERNOR Siminalayi Fubara’s reaction to Rivers State’s political crisis has been striking—not for what he has done, but for what he has refused to do. As impeachment threats mounted, the governor remained measured, almost detached.
Is this composure strategic—or dangerously passive?
An Impeachment Built on Contradictions
The impeachment notice accusing Fubara of failing to present the 2025 budget raised immediate questions. That same budget had already been passed and signed into law during an emergency administration.
Legal analysts argue the charge lacks constitutional weight, suggesting the process is more political theatre than lawful accountability.
Why the Governor Isn’t Shaken
Samuel Asua believes Fubara’s calm is rooted in legal calculation.
“The matter has left the Assembly,” he said, citing court orders restraining further action.
From this perspective, silence is not surrender but patience.
The Problem With Waiting
Yet political crises are rarely resolved in courtrooms alone. While legal processes unfold, narratives solidify.
Analyst Jide Ojo warns that silence allows opponents to frame the story uncontested.
“You can’t win politics purely on legal technicalities,” he said.
Stability Versus Initiative
Governor Fubara’s restraint has avoided violence and denied opponents justification for emergency measures. But it has also allowed impeachment momentum to build.
In politics, calm without initiative risks being mistaken for absence.
Leadership on Trial
As Rivers watches court proceedings and political manoeuvres, the real test is not impeachment arithmetic but leadership presence.
Restraint can preserve peace. But leadership also demands timing, communication, and strategic assertion.
Whether Governor Fubara recalibrates—or continues to govern through silence—will determine whether calm becomes his shield or his undoing.
