•‘What they want is this red biro, but it is still with me’
Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has told the people of the state not to be frightened or disheartened by the political crisis in the state. Fubara stressed that nothing could distract him from the delivery of quality governance.
The governor made the assertions at a crossover church service at St Paul’s Archdeaconry Parish in Opobo Town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, on the eve of New Year.
He said he was not pretentious about his commitment to providing quality leadership, even though those fighting his administration wanted to dampen the spirit of the Rivers people and forcefully truncate the pace of development, saying they have failed.
Fubara stated, “What they want is this red biro, but it is still with me. We are the winners because we are still signing with the red biro. As long as we are signing with the red biro, development will continue in Rivers State.”
Fubara declared that nothing would stop his administration from getting to its destination because its foundation was laid solidly in God who alone could supply the grace to complete the journey.
The governor said there was already a designed development agenda and a level of progress determined for Rivers State in 2024, stressing that he would not relent in working for the good of the state.
He expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for the fatherly role he played when he intervened to try to restore peace in Rivers State.
The governor said about Tinubu, “Like I keep saying, it takes a responsible man to be a father. He acted like a father. On our part, we will continue to give him all the necessary support because if he does not succeed in Rivers State, he will not succeed as a president.
“So, as a state, we will continue to give him every support. We are not pretenders. Our support is genuine and it is to uplift his programmes. Our sacrifices are part of the support.”
