Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State, has stated that for peace to prevail in the state, he is prepared to resign from office.
Recall that Rivers State was plunged into crisis in 2023 following a confrontation between Fubara and the state’s immediate past governor, Nyesom Wike.
President Tinubu’s intervention helped to calm the situation in the state. While many appreciated the presidential intervention, others claimed it was intended only to appease Wike rather than to uphold the state governor’s authority.
In a recent interview with AIT,
Governor Fubara stated:
‘’No sacrifice will be too big for me to pay for the success of this administration, and the reason is very simple. it is not political love, it is not because I want to gain any favour from anybody. My interest and love for our dear state is genuine. I am not trying to say I want to be one man that is there to decide the fate of all. No.”
Reacting to the several provocations he has had since the clash with Wike, Governor Fubara said;
‘’My burden at the time wasn’t the issue of all the drama. It was the millions of Rivers people who had made sacrifices, who had seen opportunity and it looked as if their hope had been dashed. Those were the ones I was worried about, what will be their fate.”
Governor Fubara went on to say that his choice to accept the presidential intervention was not motivated by fear or coercion, but rather by the state’s best interests, considering the repercussions of the protracted political crisis on the state’s growth.
‘’If leaving this position is what is needed to bring more peace to the state, I can even tell them to come and take it. It is not about me. Definitely, I will go but Rivers State will still remain.
I am the governor. No matter what, 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 when you have the power to do things is maturity”
Watch a video of him speaking below;
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Meanwhile, Burna Boy has thrown a shade at his colleague Davido again.
This time he was responding to musician Jaywon’s assertion that the 30BG singer gifted the African Giant an expensive chain many years ago.
This comes after a video surfaced showing the two musicians and their senior colleague, Jaywon, enjoying a night out at a nightclub.
Burna Boy and Davido were seen dancing and having a good time in the viral video. Burna was also seen wearing a chain, which was reported to be a 30 billion gang (30BG) chain given to him by Davido.
In a recent interview, Jaywon mentioned the chain that he claims Davido gave to Burna, comparing it to Burna recently presenting a bespoke diamond necklace to Seyi Vibes.
Burna Boy then took to X to claim that Davido never handed him a chain.
He wrote:
“We go still visit that audio chain and many more o. No worry, make @Cokobar money expire first.”
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