Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said that he is not scared of anything or the outcome of the political crisis in the state.
Fubara spoke on Monday while inaugurating the residential quarters for the government house staff in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital.
Speaking at the event, the governor said, he is not afraid of anybody or anything that the worst that could happen to himbas a governor is to leave the position.
Fubara said anytime his administration wanted to achieve stability, an obstacle would arise that will bring the state to ground zero again.
The governor commends the people of Rivers for the support they have for his administration despite 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 last two years, the state has been battling with the political crisis following the rift between Fubara and Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) which led to the division in the Rivers State House of Assembly.
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.
In addition to that, the same 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.
