Port Harcourt, Rivers state â Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state said he is not afraid of anything including being impeached from office.
Fubara said the worst that can happen is to be impeached as governor of the oil-rich state.
He declared his readiness to âpay the supreme price, if it is so requiredâ to save the state from anti-democratic forces.
Governor Fubara stated this while inaugurating the Rivers State Government House Staff Quarters in Port Harcourt on Monday, March 3, 2025.
As reported by Vanguard, he warned that his administration will not look away when haters struggle to unleash violence in the State.
The governor, however, clarified that he has never subscribed to violence or asking people to indulge in lawless acts.
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Governor Fubara took decision following the Supreme Court’s judgement concerning the state.
Fubara on Sunday, March 2, 2025, ordered a fresh local government election across all the 23 council areas.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor made this known during a state broadcast and explained the reason for his decision.
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the Rivers state house of assembly on Monday, March 3, gave Governor Fubara 48 hours to present 2025 budget to the lawmakers.
The lawmakers said this during plenary in Port Harcourt amid the lingering political crisis in the oil-rich state.
Recently, the Supreme Court restored lawmakers loyal to Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) as the legitimate members of the Rivers house of assembly.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
