President has no power to remove elected governor - VP Shettima (Video) Vice-President Kashim Shettima seemingly distanced himself from President Bola Tinubu's contentious decision to remove an elected governor from an opposition party. Governor Simi Fubara of Rivers was on March 18, 2025, removed from office by the president in a unilateral decision first reported by Peoples Gazette . The National Assembly later ratified the highly controversial move, after members accepted cash bribes from the president’s allies. Mr Fubara has been out of office ever since, with a retired military general acting in his stead. Mr Shettima,...