Shun Politics of Bitterness Gov. Fubara Tells Detractors as he Receives Senate AD-HOC Committee

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has charged those playing politics of bitterness to change their ways as politics is only about interest and not a do or die affair.

Governor Fubara gave the charge while playing host to the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Refinery Turnaround Maintenance led by the Chairman, Sen. Ifeanyi Uba in Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday.

The governor emphasised that politics is about interest as ones worse enemy today could become his best friend tomorrow describing it as unfortunate for people to think it is about life or death.

“Permit me to say this, anybody who disrespects no matter how small the person in authority, no matter how you think you have succeeded, it will come back to you in a bitter way.”

“I am aware that you are more than this. I am aware that one of the Senators representing, unfortunately my Senatorial district never wanted you to visit, but as men of integrity you decided to come and do the right thing.”

He commended the Committee for its assignment in looking into the possibility of reviving the refinery, and expressed joy with the report that the maintenance is progressing which will lead to the refinery being operational soon.

Governor Fubara said in preparation for the commencement of operations, his administration is also making contributions to support its smooth operations by constructing the Woji-Aleto-Alesa-Refinery link road with the bridges almost at 70% and the last part at the completion stage. He added that the road will help to ease off the traffic situation on the East-West road and connect commuters directly to the refinery.

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Sir Fubara said the effort is working in line with President Tinubu’s administration in giving hope to the people and assurance for a better future.

“It is this role that you are playing genuinely and the support of the State government that is the only way we can achieve the purpose for our people. The purpose of governance is to make life easy for the people and I am happy that your investigation will result in making life easy for our people.”

Governor Fubara further said when the refinery becomes operational there will be refined products, which will reduce importation, and the nation will also earn foreign exchange leading to economic growth and internally generated revenue will further improve to enable the states execute more projects.

He assured the Committee of the focus of his administration to deliver quality leadership to Rivers people even in the face of deliberate distractions, promising that he will not fail because at the end it is the people that count.

On his part the Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Refinery Turnaround Maintenance, Sen. Ifeanyi Uba commended Governor Fubara for his commitment to serve Rivers people, adding that they were in the State in line with the renewed hope agenda of President Tinubu to assess the extent of work on the two refineries in Port Harcourt built in 1965 and 1985 and are being maintained for re-commencement of operations.

He said after their assessment and investigation on the contract, they were satisfied that the turn around maintenance is at 90% completion with the hope of commencing full operations before the end of the year.