Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for his intervention in the political crisis in the state by introducing emergency rules.
Fubara described it as a timely and stabilizing effort that allowed him and his deputy to continue in office as governor and deputy governor. The suspended governor stated this while speaking during the May 29 event organized by his supporters under the banner of the Simplified Movement at their secretariat in Port Harcourt.
He called on his followers to show gratitude to the President, noting that without Tinubu’s mediation, the situation could have worsened.
‘’I want to assure you that the problem will be resolved. By the Special grace of God we will come back to our various offices, not just in the executive arm but in the legislative arm. I believe that that relationship where we all work together, eating together, crack jokes together, will still come back.
Mr President is the one that we should give every thank you to because without him, what else would have solved the problem? we protest, we protest at the end…but he came in at the right time and he salvaged a very worse situation…so let me thank him here for that intervention.”
Fubara thanked his supporters and all Nigerians who stood by him during the period of political turbulence, acknowledging their loyalty and prayers.
He, however, urged them to understand that protests alone cannot resolve complex political disputes.
The suspended governor pleaded for forgiveness from anyone who may have felt disappointed in his handling of the crisis, emphasizing that his actions were guided by a desire to protect the peace and progress of the state.
He assured his supporters of a lasting peace, saying, “There is no reason why there will not be peace between me and my oga,” the governor said about the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.