By Charles Igbo
A confident Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured his supporters and loyalists not to have any fears at all about his future and their own future. “When the time comes, you will be proud you stood by me. You will be proud you were steadfast”, the Governor said.
The Governor spoke at the Government House Port Harcourt during a New Year banquet he held in their honour.
His comment comes on the heels of the many attacks against him by his predecessor in office, estranged political godfather and now the Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In the past couple of days, Wike, who is on a thank-you-visit to Local Governments in Rivers State has pointedly attacked, and even threatened Fubara’s political future. He says no matter what backing Fubara gets from anywhere, he would never get a second term in office. He says there must be a change in the leadership of the State. And, even though Wike purports to still be a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, he says Fubara, who has defected to the APC, apparently, without telling him, is not the leader of the Party.
But Fubara seems unmoved by the attacks. He says the bridge will be crossed when they get there. He says that a number of stakeholders in the PDP who were supporters of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was, also, his backers in 2023 during his Presidential bid, are now with him in support of President Bola Tinubu’s second term – Austin Opara, former Deputy Speaker of the House, Abiye Sekibo, former Minister for Transportation, Celestine Omehia, former Governor of the State, Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the APC.
Fubara: “We will not ask you to do what is not right. We will never do that. But stand on the side of truth wherever you find yourself.
“Because at the end, it’s about you and about the decision you took when it mattered most. We don’t have any fear anywhere. We believe that when the time comes, we will cross the bridge.
“I have put in place everything needed to make the journey smooth. At
the end everyone who stood with me will be proud.
“2026 would usher in a complete liberation for the State. All the goals set by my administration would be accomplished.
“So, we are not barking because we understand. We know where we are going, and we have set all the things that are needed to make the journey smooth.
“So let me thank everyone, but especially for finding time to sit with us this evening to celebrate a year of our Lord. A year of peace. A year that will usher complete liberation.
“So I want to assure us that governance will continue in its full force. What we have set out to do for our state, we will continue with it. We will make sure that by the time we finish, everyone who stood with us will be proud.
“We will be honoured, and you can walk in the streets of Port Harcourt with your shoulders high that you took a decision that was right at that time.
“Prince Uche Secondus, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Austin Opara, former Rivers State Governor Celestine Omehia, and former Minister of Transport Abiye Sekibo, all PDP leaders have come to work with me in the state.
“Their decision to work with me dispels claims and blackmail that I am aligning with persons working against the interests of the President.
“I remain unshaken in the face of political challenges. I trust in God who gives him confidence and strength.”
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