The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has told members of the Ijaw Youths Council Worldwide that his government has conquered its enemies.
He said the enemies could not sleep well again or with their two eyes closed after they failed to achieve what they thought they would have done while celebrating his 365 days in office. Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, have fallen out An earlier attempt by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to settle the rift has failed.
While thanking the IYC members, the governor encouraged the Ijaw nation to participate in celebrating the liberation of the state. The governor delivered his speech during a gathering with the national and state leaderships of the IYC as they embarked on a solidarity walk to the Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
The event commemorated the 56th anniversary of the late Maj. Isaac Adaka Boro. Niger Delta’s famous son. Fubara said that Isaac Adaka Boro championed equity, justice, and fair play, striving for the liberation of the Ijaw people and their clans.
The governor said that every true Rivers indigene is a liberator, expressing his joy at welcoming them on such a notable day to reaffirm their collective commitment to liberation and freedom.
Sim Fubara, who thanked the large crowd for their assurances of being available to respond to his call and stand by him, said there would not be any need to disrupt the peace.
He said, “Because he stood for that unique thing, even after his death, we still celebrate him because he was a liberator.
“Every Rivers man, it doesn’t matter whether you are Ijaw or upland. The most important thing is that every genuine Rivers man must be a liberator.
“ I’m happy that you have come here today. I have also received you because we have one common purpose: to liberate our dear state. We are not going back on that.
“I am happy that you’ve told me this morning that when I call on you, you will respond. But there is nothing to call on you for because we have already defeated them.
“By the special grace of God, what they thought that they would have done to us while we were celebrating our one year in office, they are the ones sleeping with their two eyes open. It shows that we have the Ijaw blood. What is that blood? It is the blood of action; less talk, more action.”
The Chairman of IYC, Eastern Zone, Tamuno Kpokpo, clarified that their visit wasn’t indicative of an ethnic conflict but rather aimed to offer support in safeguarding the interests and ongoing progress of Rivers State.
Kpokpo emphasized that the IYC would vehemently oppose any individual or group attempting to disrupt governance in the state and urged for the governor to be allowed to govern peacefully.
It is important to note that the state is undergoing a Phase As the mass resignation of Commissioners who are loyalists of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, hits Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration in Rivers State, Opposition federal lawmakers known as the G-60 have said that the mass resignation was evidence that Wike initially hijacked the State government and its resources alone without giving the incumbent governor any space to breath.
The Rivers State Commissioners for Education and Housing, Professor Chinedu Mmon and Gift Worlu, on Wednesday, resigned from Governor Fubara’s cabinet, citing toxicity for their actions.
