Siminalayi Fubara

Siminalayi Fubara (born Amaopusenibo Siminalayi Fubara; 28 January 1975) is a Nigerian politician and accountant who has served as the governor of Rivers State since 23 May 2023. A member of the All Progressives Congress since December 2025, Fubara was suspended as governor on 18 March 2025 following an emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu. On 18 September 2025, he was re-instated.

Fubara was born and raised in the Opobo, Rivers State, Nigeria. He attended Opobo Primary School and Comprehensive Secondary School, Opobo for his primary and secondary school education respectively. He had his business education at Rivers State University, where he obtained his degree in business education, postgraduate degree in accounting from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, and MSc in Finance and MBA from the Business School of the University of Port Harcourt. Starting his career in 2003 as the principal accountant of the Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board, he rose to being the Director of Finance and Accounts of the state in 2015. He also became the Permanent Secretary in 2020 before becoming the Accountant General of the state on 23 December 2020, a position he held until May 2022.

Fubara sought for governorship in 2023 after he won the primary election for PDP. He emerged as the governor in May 2023 under the party. He assumed office but was later suspended and replaced by Ibok Ekwe Ibas on 18 March 2025. His suspension gained international attention and led to the condemnation of political violence by prominent domestic and international figures. He received the 2023 International Peace Prize Medal Award from TheNigerian, a UK magazine . He is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management and the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria.