Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State on Thursday pledged his loyalty to his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
Speaking at the an event to mark the 2023/2024 Legal Year, Fubara described the recent political crisis in the state as a thing of the past, calling again for peace in the oil-rich state. He noted that Rivers State can if the actors and their supporters are peaceful.
The event was held at the Saint Cyprian’s Anglican Church, in Port Harcourt was also attended by Nyesom Wike.
It is the first time both politicians would be meeting in public since the political crisis in the state.
“My oga remains my oga. Whatever that has happened is in the past. I have not sent anybody to malign anybody,” the governor said.
He said that although it has been a trying time for the state, the current phase of political misunderstanding will pass and the promises his administration made to the people will be delivered.
The governor also warned those pledging support for him to stop using abusive words on perceived opponents, saying that he did not authorise them to malign anybody.
