Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State has said that he would not worship the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, simply because he contributed to his emergence as governor.
The governor made the declaration when he received a Bayelsa
State delegation of political and traditional leaders, led by former governor
of the state, Henry Seriake Dickson, at Government House in Port Harcourt on
Monday.
He said that there was nothing wrong in helping another
person but that does not mean the helper should take the place of God.
“God can do anything He wants to do when He wants to do it.
It is only for us to realise that. God will not come down from Heaven but will
pass through one man or woman to achieve His purpose.
“So, for that reason, when we act, we act as humans; human
vessels that God has used, and not seeing yourself as God.
“I want to say this clearly that we appreciate the role our
leaders, most especially the immediate past governor, played. But that is not
enough for me to worship a human being. I can’t do that,” he said.
He noted that in seeking peaceful resolution to the
political crisis that erupted in the state last year, he had attended several
reconciliation meetings, whose resolutions the other party had rebuffed.
The governor said that the Martin Amaewhule-led House of
Assembly does not exist as far as the law is concerned.
He maintained that he had acted like the big brother in the
crisis, not interested in destroying the ‘house’, so that meaningful
development can continue to be engendered in the state while securing a tenable
political relationship.
“But I know that I have always taken the path of peace. I
have shown respect. I’ve subjected myself to every meeting of reconciliation
for peace. And what happens, each time we come out from such meetings, we are
faced with one thunder or lightning,” he stated.
The governor pointed out that when he assumed office, it was
with the resolve to build on the existing foundation of development of past
leaders, especially the immediate past governor.
Governor Fubara further stressed that it would have been out
of the ordinary to engage in any political fight when there was so much work to
be done for the state and its people as their governor.
He said he strongly felt that it was proper to set some
records straight about what had become a minor problem that was not uncommon in
every human relationship.
“But it is a bad thing when the problem that ought not to be
anything, becomes something, and in fact, gets out of the bedroom to the
sitting room and to the compound. That is the case of Rivers State today.
“I am also happy that you even mentioned the issues, even
when I have all the instruments of State powers. I have shown restraint, and I
believe that whoever is alive and has been following the activities of our dear
state, knows that I have acted as a big brother in the course of this crisis.
“I have not acted like a young man that may want the house
to be destroyed but I have behaved like a matured young man that I am. This is
because I know that no meaningful development will be achieved in an atmosphere
of crisis.
“And because our intention for Rivers State is to build on
the foundation that had been laid by our past leaders, it will be wrong for me
to take the path of promoting the crisis. That is why we are still recording
the development that you are hearing around Rivers State,” he added.
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