By Abiola Olawale
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said launched an ultra modern psychiatric hospital located in Obio-Akpor local government Area (Nyesome Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) hails from Obio-Akpor LGA) of Rivers State.
According to Fubara, he is building the psychiatric hospital in Obio-Akpor because his “political enemies” will need it very soon.
Fubara who disclosed this while giving an account of his stewardship in his first year in office in comparison to Wike’s eight-year tenure, said what he has accomplished in just one year far dwarfed his immediate predecessor and FCT minister, Wike.
Recall that both Fubara and Wike are currently locked in a titanic battle for the control of the soul of Rivers State politics with loyalists on both sides engaging in a fight to finish that has continued to escalate political tensions in the Oil rich state.
Meanwhile, Fubara while speaking on his performance said his performance in just a year in office has not only outweighed Wike’s eight years records but also trashed it totally.
He said: “They even say, they don’t know what we are doing. Let me remind them, that it is Fubara that signed the paper to borrow from Zenith Bank the N200 billion for the construction of the Port Harcourt Ring Road. So, it is my project. It is Fubara that awarded the Trans-Kalabari Road which they couldn’t do. They did only a bridge from Krakrama, but I am the one doing it: the complete span and it is ₦225 billion. I didn’t borrow.
“It is this same Fubara that is building a General Hospital, which I also included a Psychiatric Hospital because they will need it very soon. So, tell them that what I did in one year is what they did in 8 years. It is only an empty container that makes noise. If God has given you the opportunity, eat your plantain and keep quiet. God will continue to give us the strength to do the best for our people, without fear.
“Very soon, you will see what we are doing. It is not about doing roads to your business interest. I don’t have any business interests. Whatever I am doing, I am doing it for the people of Rivers State. We will not take any decision that we cannot defend. We won’t be part of anything that will bring any form of disgrace to our dear State. This State is important to us. It is the only thing that we have.”
The New Diplomat reports that Rivers State has been in the news for over eight months following the lingering cold war between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike.
While the actual reasons for the acrimonious relations between the duo remain top secret, some insiders maintain that Wike and Fubara have been purportedly battling for control of the oil-rich state’s resources and political machinery.
