Embattled Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has dissociated himself from a viral video linking his supporters to a Niger Delta militant group and the explosion of oil and gas facilities in the state.
The governor, in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief
Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi said the purported video clips wrre fake and
malicious.
According to the statement, the communities where the
purported incidents are alleged to have occurred, have already dismissed “any
claims of explosions on oil and gas facilities in their domains”.
The governor’s spokesman insisted that Fubara “has no link
to any militant group, does not contemplate any such association, and has no
reason to encourage any criminal group or elements, anywhere in the State or
Niger Delta, to undertake any action inimical to the peace of the people or
safety and security of oil and gas facilities, and by extension, the economy of
the country.
“The Governor had repeatedly made it clear at every public
event that the peace of the State is paramount to him, and that he would pay
any price to secure and sustain peace in the State, as it is only in an
atmosphere of peace and security that governance and development can thrive”.
He also warned purveyors of violence and economic sabotage
in the state to steer clear and avoid any attempt to use the governor’s name
“or capitalise on the present political crisis to foment trouble in the State”.
“It is also important to warn bloggers and social media
hirelings to stop, forthwith, their campaign to create atmosphere of tension,
chaos and anarchy in the State, as their fake reports and posts in the last
couple of days have triggered enough wrong decisions that would not help the
State move forward.
“Security agencies should take note of these fake videos
designed to misinform the people, and further paint the State in bad light, and
take every necessary steps to contain them, and bring those behind them to
book”, the statement added.
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