Dr Peter Odili, former Governor of Rivers State and one-time presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has thanked Governor Siminilayi Fubara’s courageous efforts of stopping the usurpation of the state Treasury by the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Odili expressed this while speaking at a Christmas Ballad organized by him in honour of Governor Fubara and his family. He stated that as a family, he, his wife and children, decided to host the Rivers State Governor and his family to a night of varieties of sing-song and other activities in appreciation of “the fortitude and sterling leadership qualities he has demonstrated.”
The former Rivers State governor further explained that it is now over 12 months, since the 25th of October, 2023 unnecessary political war was waged against Governor Fubara over control of the soul of Rivers State.
“Governor Fubara confronted the challenge, prevented the quest by one man to capture the State as a private estate, emancipated Rivers people, steadied governance and made civil servants and Rivers people happier as it used to be until he left office in 2007”, Odili declared.
Governor Fubara, while responding revealed that while the political antagonism lasted, God gave him a new perspective to leadership, adding that with the strength of support from Rivers people, he stopped seeing the crisis as a problem but as a necessary enabler in governance.
“And not just because I want to accept it, I get stronger in this course every day when I look at the support I am getting from true Rivers people.
“So, it is not me being strong. My strength is drawn from everyone of you that is here. You gave me the encouragement; you do the work for me; you make the calls for me. So, why won’t I stand up for you.
“But we also believe strongly that the ultimate game changer, the ultimate liberator, and the ultimate fighter still remains God Almighty. And because we have Him on our side, victory is assured,” Fubara proudly stated.
Governor Fubara also expressed delight in seeing true leaders of the state and well-meaning Rivers people standing on the right side of history despite the pressures to surrender to tyranny and oppression.
“I want to thank everyone, and I assure you that we will continue to run a government that will uplift the image of the State. We will not be tyrants.
“We will remember that what we are doing here today is a shift job, and that one day, our time will be up, and we’ll leave for another person to take over,” he concluded.
