For Rivers’ Peace, I Don’t Mind Resigning as Governor – Fubara
POLITICS DIGEST – Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed willingness to give up his office for a lasting peace to reign in the state.
The governor stated this in an interview with AIT on Thursday.
According to him, there is no sacrifice too big for him to pay for the success of the state.
Fubara further stated that there are things he could have done that would have resulted in a “total crisis”. However, his ability to restrain even when he has the power is maturity.
During the interview, Fubara said, “No sacrifice will be too big for me to pay for the success of this administration.
“And the reason is very simple, it’s not political love, it’s not because I want to gain any favour from anybody, my interest and love for our dear state is genuine.
I’m not trying to say I want to be one man who will be there to decide the fate of all but let Rivers State remain.
“My burden was not the issue of all the drama, it’s the millions of Rivers people who had made sacrifices and it looks as if their hopes are being dashed. They were the ones I was worried about. What will be their fate? It’s not about me.
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“If leaving this position is what I need or what is needed to bring more peace to the state, I can even tell you people to come and take it. It’s not about me. People should understand that definitely I will go but Rivers State will still remain.
“I am the governor, no matter what it is, there are things I could have done and there would have been a total crisis. But your ability to restrain in the face of crisis even when you have the power to do things is maturity.”
Recall that Fubara and the former governor of the State, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, have been enmeshed in a political crisis as a result of political differences.
The power tussle in Rivers over the last two months has attained a dramatic height, creating tension and anxiety before the intervention by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Amid the crisis, Wike was alleged to have demanded a certain percentage of Rivers revenue, a claim he has denied.
There was also an attempt by the State House of Assembly to impeach the governor.
The Assembly complex was bombed in the process, with Wike accusing Fubara of orchestrating the act.
Also, twenty-seven members of the State House of Assembly loyal to Wike defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in an attempt to impeach the governor.
Tinubu would later move in to end the rift by brokering peace between Wike and Fubara, which many believed put Fubara in a disadvantageous position.
