By Abiola Olawale
After several months that Rivers State has been beset with political crisis, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has surprisingly declared that the state is no longer battling with a political crisis.
The Rivers State Governor dismissed any notion of political crisis in the oil-rich state, saying his administration has ensured stability by focusing on leadership and governance to the people.
Fubara made these assertions while playing host to members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions at Government House in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
Speaking during the event, the Governor said he won’t be deterred by the pressure he is getting, saying his goal for the Rivers people was delivering good governance.
In his words: “As far as we are concerned, there are no political issues. I had seen a movie many years ago, entitled, ‘Devil’s Advocate.’ I believe some of you must have seen that movie too.”
“One of the starring characters: Al Pacino said that pressure makes some people retreat or fail, and to others, it makes them become focused on succeeding. We have chosen to be focused under this pressure.
“That is why we are moving ahead. That is why we are making a positive impact on 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.”
It would be recalled that Rivers State has been embroiled in crisis after a strained relationship between Governor Fubara and his predecessor, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
The crisis took a dramatic turn when 27 lawmakers believed to be loyalists of Wike defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Fubara, who appears ready to damn the consequences, wasted no time in demolishing the state House of Assembly complex.
Following the escalating crisis, Tinubu swiftly intervened, initiating a peace deal between the duo and things have largely died down until recently, culminating in the resignation of the two commissioners, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor and Isaac Kamalu.
