Fubara/Wike: Fubara Shades Wike Over ‘Presidential Peace Signing’

The governor brags, “If my signing the presidential peace shows weakness, I will surprise you.”

Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara has cautioned his political adversaries not to believe that his signing of the presidential peace accord was an indication of weakness.

On Wednesday, April 3, during a solidarity visit to Government House in Port Harcourt, Fubara gave the warning to members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, or NULGE, from the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers.

The governor stated that he has received a lot of feedback regarding the peace initiative's implementation and that he decided to remain silent out of maturity and wisdom.

He went on to say that the agreement that was approved was a political one when President Bola Tinubu interfered in the political crisis that overtook the state in 2023.

Fubara expressed, “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. It is not a constitutional implementation. It is a political solution to a problem.

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

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

“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.

“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, it will be fire for fire in Rivers State. Everything will be implemented.”