I’m Ready To Sacrifice My Office For Peace To Reign – Fubara

Rivers State Governor Simnalayi Fubara has declared that he would be prepared to give up his position in order to bring about peace in his state.

The governor stated he could not allow his personal ambition to endanger the tranquility of the people.

The governor and Nyesom Wike, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been engaged in a protracted dispute.

Numerous attempts were made to end the problem, and once President Bola Tinubu interfered, things got worse since many Nigerians thought the arrangement did not work out well for Fubara.

While many applauded the president’s intervention, others said it was just done to appease Wike rather than to uphold the state governor’s authority.

But speaking as a guest in a recent interview with AIT, Fubara said the love he has for Rivers residents is genuine.

Speaking about the lingering crisis, 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 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.”

“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,” Fubara said. “ Those were the ones I was worried about, what will be their fate.”

He also said he embraced Tinubu’s intervention in the interest of the people of Rivers, and not because of fear or pressure.

‘’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,” he said. [CONTINUE READING HERE]