Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, says politics should be about meeting the needs of people irrespective of where their loyalties or allegiances lie.
The governor spoke while inaugurating Okocha road in
Rumuolumeni community, Obio Akpor LGA.
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT)
and former governor of Rivers, hails from Obio Akpor and was chairman of the
LGA from 1999 to 2007.
Fubara and Wike have been locked in a conflict over control
of the political structure of the state.
Speaking at the inauguration, Fubara said politics should
not be about identifying supporters from non-supporters.
He said politicians should stop restricting politics and its
associated benefits to satisfying private or sectional interests.
“My advice is: politics is not all about who is supporting
you or who is against you. Politics should also include attending to the needs
of the people,” Fubara said.
“At this time, if I was an evil person, I would say, ‘I
wouldn’t come here’, considering the nature and the location of this place.
“But, because it is our duty in government to provide
services, protect lives and property, we have to come to make sure that our
people here are happy.
“It is not about me. It is about the government. Government
should be caring. The purpose of the government is to put smiles on the faces
of our people.
“We needed to do everything to make sure that we were very
comfortable in my own election. The people of this community are majorly
visitors, and this community has a very big voting strength.
“Our supporters, at that time, approached them, spoke to
them, and they saw reasons to support us in our election. So, what I am doing
here today is to say ‘thank you’ for believing in us.
“Thank you for supporting us. Thank you for also standing by
us. The little we can do is to make your lives better, which is why this road
is very significant to us because it removes tears from the faces of the people
living here.
“It was a terrible road. The living condition here was
unimaginable, but to the glory of God today, those things are now history. You
can see joy on the faces of the people here.
“Moreover, the residents who are majorly non-indigenes are
also happy.”
Fubara assured that his administration will address the
other requests made on behalf of the community by Chijioke Ihunwo, chairman of
the LGA.
“We are not ending there. We are already at the roofing
stage of what will be the first General Hospital in Obio Akpor Local
Government,” the governor added.
“You also have a modern Psychiatric Hospital to address
issues of mental illness, drug abuse and provide other services that will be
available there.
“So, you can see that our projects are not limited to roads,
but to other things that will bring better life to our people.”
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