Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says he started taking decisions as governor of the state in the month of February 2024 despite being a sworn in last year May.
Mr Fubara stated this on Tuesday at Egbeda Community Secondary School in Emohua Local Government Area where some roads where inaugurated.
He is at loggerheads with Nyesom Woke, his predecessor who is currently the federal capital territory minister, a rift that has polarised the state legislature, forcing some handpicked cabinet members to step aside.
His remarks gives credence to unverified reports that he was not in charge of his government but takes orders from his estranged godfather who has now vowed to oust him.
“We are just starting but I assure you of more attention. If in four months, we can do this, and we are getting this level of applause, you can imagine what will happen when we do one year of our record time, two years of our own record time, Rivers State would have experienced something different from the regular governance,” the governor said.
“I know why I said four months. We started full governance in February, 2024. That was when we started taking decisions, when we started confronting governance. And I am proud to say that our people are happy with what we have done.
“What we want to do is to bring governance to our people, service delivery at record time, and in a cost effective way.
“Everything that we are doing is in my white paper. I carry it along, so, there is no issue of any manipulation. Call me any day, anytime, it is there. Even the ones I did before this time, I still have all the records.
“If you call me any day, I will bring the records of all my activities in government, because I know that as a civil servant, what is most important is record keeping; so that if you are not there, and something happens, it is just for somebody to pick up the file and he will see the history.
“That is how I am trained, and I have that in my mind before I do anything. So, I am not scared of anything. Anybody who calls me any day, anytime, I have my records to show. I have all the approvals to show that I acted based on approval and not personal decision.”
The governor assured that his administration would continue to deliver projects that impact positively on the people directly while also empowering them to live better lives.
His Delta State counterpart, Sheriff Oborevwori, inaugurated the project, saying he can testify of the commitment of his brother governor to sustain infrastructure development in the state.
