Rivers crisis: I’m ready to leave office for peace to reign, says Gov Fubara

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared that he is prepared to resign from office in order to maintain peace in the state.

In an exclusive interview with the AIT, Governor Fubara made this statement in light of the ongoing political dispute between him and Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and his predecessor.

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Prior to President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, Governors Fubara and Wike were forced to strike a deal that put a stop to the ongoing political turmoil. But the crisis has persisted unabatedly.

In the interview, Fubara said, “No sacrifice will be too big for me to pay for the success of this administration. 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’m not trying to say I want to be one man that will be there to decide the fate of all, no. But let Rivers State remain. My burden wasn’t the issue of all the drama.

“It is the millions of Rivers people who had made sacrifices, who are seeing opportunity and it looks as if their hopes are being dashed. They were the ones I was worried about. What would be their fate? That was my trouble. It is not about me.”

He continued, “If leaving this position is what I need or what is needed to bring more peace in this state, I can even tell the people to come and take it. It is not about me. People should understand that definitely I’m here, 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 the ability to restrain in the face of crisis when you have the power to do things is maturity.” Gov. Fubara noted.