Nigeria, May 12 -- The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, said he would not wish to return to office if he had his way, stressing that he now looks better than when he was in office.

He said this on Sunday during a service of songs held in honour of the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, on 18 March, declared a state of emergency in Rivers and suspended Mr Fubara, his deputy, and the state lawmakers for an initial period of six months.

Mr Tinubu said he took the decision due to the prolonged political crisis in the state triggered by the political feud between the governor and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister.

The president ...