Governor Siminalayi Fubara reassured investors on Friday that there is no crisis in Rivers State despite the political unrest that has caused seven resignations from his cabinet in the previous 24 hours.
Speaking at the inauguration of 20,000 housing units in the state’s Ikwerre Local Government Area, Fubara assured investors that Rivers State offers excellent security and safety for their money.
“Investors can find refuge in Rivers State. We want the world to know that Rivers State is not safe and that a crisis exists, not only what you hear on the radio or see on television.
“Anyone from anywhere can come to Rivers State and invest; your money is safe in our hands,” Fubara declared.
The governor also promised the state’s citizens that his administration will protect and care for them, stressing that it had no desire to engage in conflict.
“I want to reassure our people that there is no connection between our governance and fighting anybody. The purpose of our governance is to protect and care for our people.
“This marks the start of our service to the people of Rivers State, I can guarantee you of that. It’s a service to the underprivileged, not to big folks like me,” he remarked.
The state House of Assembly is split due to the ongoing political crisis in the state, which was brought on by the disagreement between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Earlier this week, twenty-seven MPs who were previously members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, in the wake of the defection, Assemblyman Edison Ehie, the leader of another faction, declared their seats vacant.
At the same time, Governor Fubara destroyed the Assembly complex, citing its unfitness as a result of a fire that destroyed it two months prior.
After a judge prohibited the Martins Amaewhule-led group, who are thought to be Wike’s loyalists, from utilising the assembly, the governor also handed the 2024 budget to the Ehie-led group at Government House in Port Harcourt.
The most recent is the string of resignations from the state executive council, which has resulted in the departure of seven commissioners from Fubara’s cabinet.
