Governor Fubara has said he is not of the stock of politicians who exclude communities or a whole local government area from the dividends of democracy because of sheer political disagreement.
Top monarchs in the Niger Delta joined hands to inaugurate top projects commissioned by him. According to BusinessDay, Fubara made the remarks at the formal inauguration of Eze Oha Apara Palace for His Royal Majesty, Chike Amadi Worlu-Wodo, the Paramount Ruler of Ekinigbo and Eze Oha Apara IV in Rumuigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area on Thursday.
Wodo, who is the chairman, Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, also led other prominent Ikwerre traditional rulers to confer on Gov Fubara the traditional title of Enwa Gbaga Nu Ohna (The moon that shines in Ikwerre land).
The governor stated that his political mindset appreciates the fact that while disagreements cannot be avoided, denying any section of the state requisite public amenities or government support cannot be reckoned with because it is public funds that will be spent on Rivers people to better their lives.
The road from Okehi to Igbodo all in Etche LGA may be one of such notorious roads that were allegedly left halfway by the past administration probably just to punish one political opponent that was said to hail from that area.
Fubara was speaking in response to insinuations in some quarters about his generous execution of projects in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, given the fierce political antagonism staged against him by some political leaders.
Gov Fubara said: “Like they said, if it were in other cases, I wouldn’t be interested. No, no, no. I don’t play politics that way. He’s our chairman, he’s from Rivers State, and whatever we are doing, it is not my personal fund; it is the resources of the State. We should apply it for the betterment of our State.
“The only thing I will ask you in return is: continue to support this administration. Be law- abiding. That is the only way we can get more progress and development into your communities. No matter the level of provocation, try to control your temper. We don’t use fight to resolve fight. You use peace, apply it well using the Artificial Intelligence (AI) method to defeat troublemakers.”
Governor Fubara expressed delight in the project and described the palace as a beautiful symbol of the respectable status that kings of the state should have to hold their place of pride among their peers.
