Fubara: I started governing Rivers February

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara says he started governing the state in February 2024.

Fubara was sworn in as Rivers State Governor on May 29, 2023.

He succeeded Nyesom Wike, now the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

However, the governor has since been embroiled in a political crisis with his predecessor who was believed to be instrumental in his election.

Speaking at the inauguration of 21.49km Egbeda internal roads and drainages in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday, May 21, Fubara said he did not start taking decisions until February 2024 – eight months after taking the oath of office.

He said: “We are just starting but I assure you more attention. If in four months we can do this, and we are getting this level of applause, you can imagine what will happen when we do one year of our record time, two years of our own record time.

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“Rivers State would have experienced something different from the regular governance.

“I know why I said four months. We started full governance in February 2024. That was when we started taking decisions, when we started confronting governance. And I am proud to say that our people are happy with what we have done.

“What we want to do is to bring governance to our people, service delivery at record time, and in a cost-effective way.”

The Star recalls that former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, May 20, called on Governor Fubara and Wike to embrace each other amidst the political crisis in the state.

Jonathan enjoined Fubara and his predecessor to work together for the development of Rivers State.

Wike had described his successor as his mistake, saying he was ready to make corrections at the appropriate time.

Fubara had earlier said there was nothing wrong in one helping another person, stressing that does not mean the helper should take the place of God.

The governor also declared his readiness to set up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the administration of Wike in the state.

The Star