Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he would have been removed from his position but for God and President Bola Tinubu.
Fubara, who described Tinubu as “a great and wonderful father”, said the battles against his reign as governor had been fierce but God who rules in the affairs of men has saddled on him the responsibility to steer the affairs of Rivers State as its governor.
The governor recently declared himself as the winner in the battle between him and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The rift between Fubara and Wike over the control of Rivers State’s political structure led to a political crisis in the state.
The feud split the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly with 27 of them defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Wike and his loyalists in the Assembly attempted impeachment against Fubara until President Tinubu waded in.
However, the governor, while speaking at the special thanksgiving service organised to celebrate his victory at the Supreme Court held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Opobo Town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State on Sunday, January 28, 2024, said he has returned to thank God for the victory secured during the election and at the Supreme Court through which, he said, it was shown that no battle was bigger than God.
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Fubara, whose 49th birthday coincided with the event, said: “I want to thank God first, then our dear president, he has been a great and wonderful father. He has supported and I can say it without being economical with the truth that we are standing here because of his support.
“I want to thank our leaders that are here and the ones that are not here for all your support. Before this journey started, while the journey was on, and also now, we have gotten victory to validate your mandate.
“I want to thank especially the good people of Rivers State who were firm in the face of provocation to stand by the truth.”
He said the battles against his administration may not be entirely over but the distractions are being pushed aside because he is more focused on delivering the promise of good governance.
Fubara added: “We came in, we were selected because they believed we have something that we will do for our State. We have not been given the opportunity to do those things that we ought to do for our state.
“We have had a lot of distractions but I strongly believe that while we navigate the path of peace, prayer is also needed for us to pass over this phase. Continue to put us in your prayers. There is nothing that God cannot do.”
The governor, however, enjoined the people of Rivers State to embrace peace and promote it everywhere just as he commended security agencies for ensuring the protection of lives and property in the state.
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