Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the decisions taken by his administration in the political crisis in the state were not borne out of fear, but for peace to reign in the state.

Also, he explained that the resignation of the factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, from his position and the legislature was in the interest of peace.

Fubara disclosed this while addressing Rivera people at the maiden state banquet held by his administration at the Government House, Port Harcourt, on Monday, to celebrate the New Year.

The PUNCH reports that Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, after a truce meeting with President Tinubu on December 18, agreed to an 8-point resolution.


According to the eight-point resolution signed at the end of the meeting, the President directed that all lawsuits instituted in the courts by Fubara and his team regarding the political crisis in Rivers State be withdrawn immediately.

The resolution was signed by Fubara; his deputy, Ordu; Wike; Ribadu; factional Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly, Martin Amaewhule; Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Aaron Chukwuemeka, and the All Progressives Congress Chairman, Tony Okocha.

The resolution amongst others, mandated Fubara to re-present the 2024 appropriation bill he had earlier presented to the four-member state House of Assembly to the full House.

While wishing Rivers people a fruitful and prosperous 2024, he appealed to them to embrace the peace process at the instance of President Bola Tinibu.

Fubara stated that his administration would not be enmeshed in any dirty political war that would hinder the promising prospects of development in the state.

He said, “Every decision that we have taken is not borne out of fear but because we have the interest of our people and we have respect for elders.

“I’m appealing to every one of us to embrace peace. We need this peace because our intention for the state is not for our interest but for the development of the state.

“So when we are faced with this type of situation we consider the actions and reactions. Who is going to suffer? Fubara will not suffer, but one million supporters will suffer.”

The governor said his decision to embrace the eight-point resolution following the President’s intervention is not out of fear, but out of respect for elders.

” I want to leave you with only this message, we will not disappoint you. We also will not be involved in any dirty fighting because we know that we are going to be the losers.

“Therefore, whatever it will take as seen in our decisions, yesterday (Sunday) a lot of people were worried about why would the Speaker resign. It is to tell you what we can do for peace to reign, ” Fubara stated.

The governor said his administration was determined to leave a legacy of unity and development in the state and not a legacy of political apprehension.

In his welcome address, the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, thanked God that despite the political turbulence in the state, Fubara is focused on dispensing the dividends of democracy in the state.

He pointed out that the state is blessed to have a governor who is “calculated, humble, honest and hardworking”, and urged Rivers people to be apostles of peace, truth and justice for the state to continue on a trajectory of greatness

Fubara stated that his administration would not be enmeshed in any dirty political war that would hinder the promising prospects of development in the state.

Ola9ja23:
IPOB 0 - 20 Asiwaju
IPOB 0 - 10 Wicked Wike

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Curious345:
Coward .

Ambode hit more liver than this warth

Nigercity:
Truth is the Igbo part of river state have been marginalizing other parts of rivers state
If we are being honest here, since 1999
Igbo has been the only language spoken in rivers state government House, amaechi who said he is an Igbo man, tried to correct this thing after his tenure but dame Jonathan supported wike, who claimed he was not Igbo and he got support from both the riverine areas in rivers and other parts of rivers, then after his tenure he supported and opobo/ibani man (opobo/bonny a town where Igbo language is the most spoken language with little, I mean very little ibani spoken) and made another igbo woman! Ngozi they deputy governor! Haba
The ijaws kicked against this, go to Facebook
Some even called the governor fake ijaw (because opobo is a mixed town founded by king jaja from imo state,and few ijaws), that the need a pure real, ijaw/ kalabari man to be governor!
But wike played a smart card as usual an his successor, SIM who can't even speak ijaw by any means (the only language he knows how to speak is the same exactly Igbo dialect spoken in Abia state!) Check all his campaign video!
Yet as usual, he played the I am not igbo card and presenting his name as evidence!
He even got support from IYC, when he hard a fall out With wike! (Who where initially against him!)

Only god knows when a true ijaw man or other tribes in rivers state (non-igbo speakers) would be allowed to govern the state and take it to greater heights!
Trust the present governor to hand over the state to an etche or ndoki after his tenure! And claim that the ijaws have completed 8 years! And trust the next incoming governor to play the am not Igbo card and win again and again, they cycle continuous

CommonSense1967:



The IPOB retards are always on the wrong side of history. When you are filled with unnecessary and unjustified hatred of others, you are bound to make wrong decisions because your actions and thoughts are not based on good and pure deeds.

LoveLeadsLand:
Someone like this would be dangerous to fight with...



One day, a hawk flew whoooooooooo and carried a duckling and flew off. But the duckling's mother was calm.

After some times, the hawk said to himself, "this woman did not fight me when I carried her kid. She must have something really dangerous up her sleeves."

So the hawk brought back the duckling. Still hungry, he asked himself, "what next should I do?"

From the three branch where he perched, the hawk saw a hen rummaging on a refuse dump with her chicks. The hawk instantly flew and carried one of the chicks. The chick's mother flew up and fought against the hawk all to no avail.

As the hawk glided triumphantly back to its tree branch stead, he muttered to himself, "I can eat this with zero consequences seeing that she's all noise and no power".

The deepest seas are the calmest. The little stream makes all the noise. If Wike is wise, he should leave Fubara alone. That's the lesson in my story.