Fubara: Despite Political Pressure We’re Determined, Focused on Good Governance

Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt

Rivers State Governor, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed that in spite of political pressure, his administration remained determined to achieve good governance.
He said the pressure mounted by the political crisis in the state has been weathered sufficiently, giving way for his administration to provide focused leadership and governance to the people of the state.

The governor also declared that as long as his administration and Rivers people he was leading were concerned, there was no more political issue of note.
Fubara spoke when he hosted members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, led by its Chairman, Hon. Mike Etaba, who were on courtesy visit to the Government House in Port Harcourt.

Addressing the federal lawmakers, Fubara explained how the pressure from the political crisis has served as an enabler to strengthen his commitment to service.
“Pressure makes some people retreat or fail, and to others, it makes them to become focused to succeed. We have chosen to be focused under this pressure. That is why we are moving ahead. That is why we are making positive impact in the lives of our people. Governance is about the people. It is not about self.

“Governance is about touching the core needs of those people we are leading, and by the special grace of God, we are doing it,” he told the lawmakers.
He said, it was more desirable for a public leader to relish in the accolades from the majority of the people, who by exploring the conducive climate provided, feed themselves and pay school fees of their children.

Earlier, leader of the delegation and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions, Etaba, explained that they came into Port Harcourt on the basis of a petition that was before the House and referred to the Committee.
He mentioned the petitioner as “Bridge Gap Initiative”, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), in respect to some of the companies operating in the Trans-Amadi Industrial Layout of Rivers State.