Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, says he is not
scared of the outcome of the political crisis in the state.
Fubara spoke on Monday during the inauguration of the
residential quarters for the government house staff in Port Harcourt, Rivers
state capital.
Speaking at the event, Fubara said the worst thing that
could happen to him is to leave the position of the governor.
The governor said anytime his administration wants to achieve stability, an obstacle arises to bring the state to ground zero.
He commended the people for supporting his administration
amid the political crisis in the state.
“No matter how we have been fooled in this state, it has
gotten to the point where the state has decided to take their destinies in
their hands,” Fubara said.
“Inasmuch as I don’t subscribe to violence, when the time
comes for us to make a decision, I will lead the course for that decision.
“I’m not scared of anything; the worst that can happen is
for me to leave the office. Am I leaving the earth? Will it stop me from
existing? I’m not bothered about that. The right thing must be done and said
when the opportunity is given to us.”
Over the past two years, the state has been enmeshed in the
political crisis following the rift between Fubara and Wike, minister of the federal capital
territory (FCT). The Rivers state house of assembly was divided into two
factions.
Last Friday, the supreme court affirmed the judgment of a
federal high court that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the accountant-general
of the federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers state.
The apex court had also ordered the Martins Amaewhule-led
faction of the Rivers state house of assembly and other elected members of the
house to resume sitting.
The supreme court also nullified the local government
election held in Rivers state on October 5, 2024.
The judgments handed the Wike faction an advantage in the
political crisis in the state.
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