Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated
that he would not surrender his mandate and the progress of the state to the
acts of intimidation, blackmail and deliberate sabotage against him.
Fubara also tasked Nigerians to have faith in the renewed
hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the federal level, asserting that
President Tinubu has shown determination to pull the nation out of the
prevailing economic nightmare.
The governor who spoke while declaring open the 115th and
116th combined Quarterly General Meeting of Rivers State Council of Traditional
Rulers in Port Harcourt, yesterday, hinted that his administration was being
sabotaged.
He emphasized that no level of sabotage deliberately staged
in some quarters against his administration would force him to abandon the
mandate given to him to serve, adding he would maintain the push for the
equitable development of the state.
Fubara, who noted that it was a trying time for the state,
reaffirmed his unalloyed commitment to serve with humility, sincerity of
purpose and accountability.
He said: “Although these are trying times, let us not forget
that Rivers State is our collective inheritance, presently under my watch, to
protect, defend and advance it as the Governor.
“I assure you that I will not fail in this responsibility
nor will I surrender our mandate and progress to intimidation, blackmail and
deliberate sabotage. I reaffirm my earlier statement and recommit myself to the
path of peace as there is nothing to gain in a State of needless crisis.”
Fubara noted that measures would be taken to strengthen
education, healthcare and social services across the State, adding that the
state’s 2024 appropriation bill would prioritize and provide sufficient funding
to create universal access to affordable and quality education and healthcare
services in the state.
“We will also take deliberate steps to unlock the
entrepreneurial spirit among our teeming unemployed youths through viable initiatives
on skills development, entrepreneurship training and targeted investments in
commercial agriculture,” he said.
The Governor urged traditional rulers to be upright, have
integrity and strive not to compromise their neutrality while enjoining them to
be courageous to speak truth to power so that they do not lose their moral
authority and legitimacy before their people.
Fubara said: “We must all be worried about the plight of our
youths, especially those in rural communities, most of whom are poor, neglected
and almost forgotten in the government’s development plans, policies, and
actions.
“As we all know, no human society can progress without peace
and security. I will therefore urge you to continue to work tirelessly for the
preservation of peace and security to attract sustainable development to your
communities.”
In his address, the Chairman of Rivers State Council of
Traditional Rulers, Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse declared the firm support of the
council to the administration of Governor Siminalayi Fubara who was elected as
the best and trusted to lead the State.
Awuse urged troublemakers who were fanning the ember of
discord to cease from the acts and allow the governor to concentrate to do the
work he was elected to do.
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Fubara, make Wike unpopular in Rivers and the heavens will not fall. Take down his portrait in government house, ban him from using any government facility including airports, stop him from entering Rivers state. Silence him completely. Let the house pass a bill to de-recognise him as a former governor of the state. At the end, shame will be the cloth he will wear all the days of his life. Fubara, do these and even more and by so doing Wike will mind his business. Enough of him already.
ReplyDeleteWike as former governor should mind his business in Abuja and allow the sitting govo do his work. You cannot be working as Minister in Abuja and still want to run things as if you are still in charge. Enough is enough
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