Fubara: There is confusion in the camp of our enemies
Joseph Irikefe
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Monday night, declared that “there is confusion” in the camp of his political detractors.
To the governor, this is possible because God is already supporting his aspiration to alleviate the suffering of the masses in the South-South State.
He spoke at the Government House in Port Harcourt at a banquet to mark his one year in office and the 57th anniversary of the creation of the state.
The governor added that the support given to his administration by former Governor Peter Odili and Senator John Mbata has caused confusion in the camp of his enemies.
Fubara, who expressed gratitude to Odili and Mbata, among other elders, said he was grateful to them all.
“Let me specially thank our leader, Sir Dr Peter Odili. Let me specially thank Senator John Mbata. I have a reason to say this, and everyone of you know it.
“But I need to call out these two. They are a strong symbol causing problem in the camp of the opposition. Each time they stand with us, they’re one million in one man, and it is troubling our enemies.
“And this evening, with the calibre of people sitting on this table, there will be confusion somewhere. So, you can see the handiwork of God! It is not me. It is when God is in control, He makes everything perfect in His way and in His time,” he said.
Fubara explained that his administration is still standing strong, delivering dividend of democracy to the people and solving critical problems of governance, despite the political crisis that erupted in the state “because of God’s Grace”.
The governor said that the successes recorded so far were possible because God has been graciously upholding the government, offering it the right direction and giving him the strength to carry on.
He said that while others were celebrating one full year of service to the people, he has only actually been in control of real governance characterised by prudence, purposefulness and protection of the interest of the state in the last four months.
Fubara noted that under his watch, Rivers State Government has provided “governance that has the interest of our people at heart. Governance that is prudent. Governance that has respect for you: all of you.
“We decided to have this banquet today to say thank you, thank you and thank you to every one of you. You have supported us.
“The last time I had this opportunity to dine with you was on 1st of January, 2024, and you know, the mood was not like this. We never knew we could even stand up till today.
“You see the reason we need to give God all the glory. It is very simple: one thing is very important and unique; we are succeeding because we are on the side of God.
“It is not just standing on the side of God; because everybody professes to be standing on the side of God, even the native doctor would call on God.
“But what is important is God being in your business. God is in our business. And because He is in our business, we will continue to survive, no matter where they are coming from,” he said.
Fubara insisted that his purpose in government is to deliver the dividend of democracy to Rivers people, which will not be compromised.
“It takes somebody who loves this state genuinely to embark on a project like the Trans-Kalabari Road. I am not from that axis of the riverine, where somebody would say I’m doing it because I’m from there. No. That project alone will cost this government billions of naira.
“But so far, to show our commitment that we are not just saying that we want to do it, we have started it, and we believe in delivering it.
“We believe that when this project is completely delivered, security issues will be reduced, development will come to our people in far remote areas that you could hitherto only traverse through the sea, issues of water piracy will be gone, including issues of boat mishaps that we keep recording,” he said.