Nigeria, April 13 -- Bayelsa Senator Seriake Dickson has commended suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State for remaining calm and peaceful amidst the political development in the state.

President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State last month and suspended all elected officials, including Mr Fubara.

The president cited oil pipeline attack and the prolonged political crisis in the state triggered by a political feud between Mr Fubara and the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, as the reason for the declaration of emergency rule. He appointed Ibok-Ete Ibas as the sole administrator for the state.

In his visit to Mr Fubara at his private residence in Port Harcourt on Friday, Mr Dickson, a former governor of Ba...