Peace pact is out of respect for President Tinubu not weakness - Fubara tells Wike

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his agreement to a peace pact was out of respect for President Bola Tinubu and not a show of weakness.

In an attempt to clarify the speculations about his decision to accept President Tinubu’s intervention, Fubara said it was a political solution.

He said, “Let me say it here for record purposes: What is happening here in our dear state is somebody who has respect for an elder. Mr. President invited all the parties to Abuja and came out with a resolution that we should go and implement. That resolution, I am implementing. It is not a constitutional implementation. It is a political solution to a problem.

"I am doing it because of the respect I have for Mr President. But, let me say here, if that action that I have accepted to take would be seen as a weakness, I will surprise them. I want this message to go to them.”

Speaking to a delegation of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees from the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State on a solidarity rally at Government House Gate, in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, said their large number further goes to prove the nature of the support his administration has continued to enjoy from the people of the state.

“Some days ago, somebody said we are busy renting a crowd for thanksgiving. But what I have seen here today is not different from what is happening at those thanksgiving rallies. People are just appreciating God and good governance,” he said.

On his legacy after his tenure as Governor of Rivers State, Fubara said, “It should also be about the lives that have been touched genuinely; about the policies implemented without any inducement to better the lives of the people and the society.”

Governor Fubara called on the residents not to relent in their support for his administration, and their understanding towards his actions.

He said, “When you are doing what is right, I will stand by you. Nobody, whether full or half is going to intimidate you. Brace up, I say brace up because the next step will be fire for fire in Rivers State. Everything will be implemented.”

According to Fubara, the local government workers have started receiving N30,000.00 minimum wage with a promotion to be implemented beginning from April’s salary payment.

He also vowed to ensure modalities for the implementation of the Consolidated Salary Scale for Grade Level 17 and regular payment of benefits to the local government service retirees.

“For our people, the great and wonderful people of Rivers State, we will continue to lead you with the fear of God.

“Maturity is not about age. Maturity is in the person. It is what defines the character of a person. I chose not to respond to people that I assumed are mature but are obviously immature in attitude.

“I will continue to be mature, not minding my age, but I will not, for any reason, allow myself or anybody who is working with me in this administration to be messed with, maltreated, or abused in the cause of administering this governance, ” the governor noted.

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