I can’t be oppressed, Rivers belongs to nobody,’ Fubara replies Wike

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to a remark credited to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, on the ongoing political crisis in the state.

The immediate past Rivers State governor had last weekend mocked Fubara for supporting Action Peoples Party (APP), a party he considers inferior to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

At a civic reception organized by Rivers Ijaw Peoples Congress in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Wike declared that God used him to make Fubara, an Ijaw man, the governor of the state.

He also laid claim to the ongoing projects and PDP structure in the state.

He said: “Who has Fubara made?… I have made an Ijaw man governor of Rivers State. God used us… So, who loves Ijaw more?

“These are people who we have defeated politically several times. If the opportunity comes again, we will defeat them again.”

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However, Fubara responded on Sunday at an inter-denominational church thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Port Harcourt, saying, “Rivers State is nobody’s enterprise… We need to join hands together to sustain and develop our state.

“With due respect my Dean, when you said our national anthem was changed, for me, I like this new one, more especially where it says – a nation built, where no man is oppressed – it is so unique.

“If that is where I stand, you should understand, I can’t be a party to oppressing anybody. And for the fact that I can’t be a party to oppress anybody, by the special grace of God, nobody can oppress me. Please, we need to join hands together to sustain and develop our state.

“So, don’t be scared of anything, we have gone past the most difficult stage. That is the truth, we have gone past it. A few of our decisions might not be favourable but we have to move on as a family.

“Because at this time, what is important is to protect the soul of this state. It does not belong to anyone. Rivers State is nobody’s enterprise. So, you have to stand strong and fight.”

He emphasized his commitment to protecting the state’s interests, urging citizens to “stand strong and fight.”

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