I will surprise those taking my humility for weakness – Fubara

I will surprise those taking my humility for weakness – Fubara

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says will surprise those taking his humility and respect for elders as a weakness in the face of the political crisis rocking the oil rich state.

The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Nelson Chukwudi, said he had been received many negative comments in the media about the implementation of the peace initiative.

Fubara said he chose to keep quiet because of his respect for President Bola Tinubu who proffered a political solution to the crisis.

He said he would surprise those who considered his honest decision to implement the presidential peace pact as a sign of weakness.

The governor said that the peace deal initiated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and accepted by all stakeholders was a political solution to the crisis that had rocked the state since October 30, 2023.

Fubara said he supported the implementation of the agreement because of his respect for the President.

But he observed that other political actors had taken his humility and compliance as a sign of weakness.

“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 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 will surprise them. I want this message to go to them,” the governor said.