Rivers crisis: My decision to embrace peace not out of fear – Fubara

Rivers crisis: My decision to embrace peace not out of fear – Fubara

 Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that the
decisions taken by his administration in the political crisis in the state were
not borne out of fear, but for peace to reign in the state.

 

Also, he explained that the resignation of the factional
Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, from his position and the
legislature was in the interest of peace.

 

Fubara disclosed this while addressing Rivera people at the
maiden state banquet held by his administration at the Government House, Port
Harcourt, on Monday, to celebrate the New Year.

 

Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, after a
truce meeting with President Tinubu on December 18, agreed to an 8-point resolution.

 

According to the eight-point resolution signed at the end of
the meeting, the President directed that all lawsuits instituted in the courts
by Fubara and his team regarding the political crisis in Rivers State be
withdrawn immediately.

 

The resolution was signed by Fubara; his deputy, Ordu; Wike;
Ribadu; factional Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly, Martin Amaewhule;  Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in
Rivers State, Aaron Chukwuemeka, and the All Progressives Congress Chairman,
Tony Okocha.

 

The resolution amongst others, mandated Fubara to re-present
the 2024 appropriation bill he had earlier presented to the four-member state
House of Assembly to the full House.

 

While wishing Rivers people a fruitful and prosperous 2024,
he appealed to them to embrace the peace process at the instance of President
Bola Tinibu.

 

Fubara stated that his administration would not be enmeshed
in any dirty political war that would hinder the promising prospects of
development in the state.

 

He said, “Every decision that we have taken is not borne out
of fear but because we have the interest of our people and we have respect for
elders.

 

“I’m appealing to every one of us to embrace peace. We need
this peace because our intention for the state is not for our interest but for
the development of the state.

 

“So when we are faced with this type of situation we
consider the actions and reactions. Who is going to suffer? Fubara will not
suffer, but one million supporters will suffer.”

 

The governor said his decision to embrace the eight-point
resolution following the President’s intervention is not out of fear, but out
of respect for elders.

 

” I want to leave you with only this message, we will not
disappoint you. We also will not be involved in any dirty fighting because we
know that we are going to be the losers.

 

“Therefore, whatever it will take as seen in our decisions,
yesterday (Sunday) a lot of people were worried about why would the Speaker
resign. It is to tell you what we can do for peace to reign, ” Fubara stated.

 

The governor said his administration was determined to leave
a legacy of unity and development in the state and not a legacy of political
apprehension.

 

In his welcome address, the Secretary to the State
Government, Dr Tammy Danagogo, thanked God that despite the political
turbulence in the state, Fubara is focused on dispensing the dividends of
democracy in the state.

 

He pointed out that the state is blessed to have a governor
who is “calculated, humble,  honest and
hardworking”, and urged Rivers people to be apostles of peace, truth and
justice for the state to continue on a trajectory of greatness.

Source: Rivers crisis: My decision to embrace peace not out of fear – Fubara

 - NigerianEye

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