Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, don dismiss di allegation wey Minister of Justice and Attorney General of di Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, talk say e dey behind pipeline attacks for di state.
At di same time, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), wey be di Sole Administrator of Rivers State, don assure say e go make sure say citizens and residents no suffer, while e warn people make dem no destroy important national assets.
For statement wey him suspended Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, release, Fubara talk say di Federal Government sabi who dey cause wahala, and dem suppose face di real criminals instead of to dey accuse am wrongly.
Fubara’s Response
Di statement talk say:
“E no fit be true say person wey don always dey preach peace, even when dem dey provoke am, go dey plan attack on oil pipelines or scatter di peace wey e don work hard to maintain for Rivers people.”
E continue say:
- Di wahala for Niger Delta start after Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, make one controversial statement for media chat. Wike talk say Ijaw people no get power for politics and say no be only Ijaw people fit blow up pipelines, say Ogonis, Ikwerres, and others fit do am too.
- Ijaw leaders and youth groups vex and even demand apology from Wike, but e no gree.
- Fubara don always support peace and security for di oil-rich state and even hand over one AW139 Helicopter to di Nigerian Air Force between March 3 and 13, 2025, to help secure oil facilities.
- Since Fubara become governor, di oil production for Rivers State don increase, and revenue wey dey enter di Federation Account don go up.
On Top Di Assembly Demolition
Fubara talk say:
- Di House of Assembly building don old and dey leak before dem demolish am.
- Na Wike wey be governor that time talk say di lawmakers suppose fix di place by themselves and e no gree rebuild am.
- After di October 29, 2023 incident, expert reports advise say make dem demolish and build new one, and di project don reach 80% completion.
Accusation Against Wike’s Supporters
- Chukwudi talk say after di October 5, 2024, peaceful local government election, supporters of Wike burn some local government secretariats, but Fubara supporters no fight back.
- E call security agencies make dem investigate di real people wey dey cause violence for di state instead of to accuse Fubara wrongly.
“Security agencies suppose focus on di real people wey dey cause wahala, investigate di matter well, and bring di criminals to justice,” di statement conclude.
