Rivers Crisis: Fubara Speaks On Worst Thing That Can Happen, Insists He’s Not Scared Of Any Outcome

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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has stated that he is not desperate to retain his position as the helmsman of the state.

Fubara stressed that he is not scared of the outcome of the political crisis in the state, adding that the worst thing that could happen to him is to leave the position of the governor.

The governor spoke on Monday during the inauguration of the residential quarters for the government house staff in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital.

He said anytime his administration wants to achieve stability, an obstacle arises to bring the state to ground zero.

Fubara commended the people for supporting his administration amid the political crisis in the state.

“No matter how we have been fooled in this state, it has gotten to the point where the state has decided to take their destinies in their hands,” Fubara said.

“In as much as I don’t subscribe to violence, when the time comes for us to make a decision, I will lead the course for that decision.

“I’m not scared of anything; the worst that can happen is for me to leave the office. Am I leaving the earth? Will it stop me from existing? I’m not bothered about that. The right thing must be done and said when the opportunity is given to us.”

Over the past two years, the state has been enmeshed in the political crisis following the rift between Fubara and Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT). The Rivers state house of assembly was divided into two factions.

Last Friday, the supreme court affirmed the judgment of a federal high court that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the accountant-general of the federation from releasing statutory monthly allocations to Rivers state.

The apex court had also ordered the Martins Amaewhule-led faction of the Rivers state house of assembly and other elected members of the house to resume sitting.

The supreme court also nullified the local government election held in Rivers state on October 5, 2024.

The judgments handed the Wike faction an advantage in the political crisis in the state.

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