Rivers State governor, Sir Similanayi Fubara, has inspected the Rivers State House of Assembly residential quarters located at the GRA Phase 1, Port Harcourt.
Fubara said his visit was to undertake on-the-spot assessment of condition of the structures for a possible rehabilitation work to restore its status and make it livable.
Daily Trust had reported how a faction of the assembly loyal to the governor in the ongoing rift with Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), elected Hon. Oko Jumbo on Wednesday.
The speaker was elected after the All Progressives Congress (APC) directed the 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike to impeach Fubara.
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During the inspection, the governor said: “Is the Assembly quarters not part of my property? Is there anything wrong in going to check how things are going on there?
“You are aware of the developments. We have a new speaker, and I went there to see for my myself how things are. There might be a few things I might want to do there for the good of our people.”
The Governor, who took a walk round the facility, said he decided to visit the place to get better appreciation of what needs to be done to make the quarters conducive for lawmakers.
The governor also inspected the 15.24 kilometers long Emohua – Abalama -Tema Junction dual carriageway project.
Commenting on the project, Fubara said he was assessing the extent of job that had been done to know what else was needed in preparing the road for commissioning during his one year anniversary.
He said, “As a matter of fact, we added this section of the road as one of the projects we will be commissioning. So, I needed to see it myself, and what is remaining is just the lighting. By the grace of God, we will commission it.”
Governor Fubara pointed out that the road project was inherited from the immediate past administration but a greater chunk of the cost was borne by his administration.
He said: “We feel justified to add it as our project and to commission it for the good of our people here.
“Governance is all about the people. When the people are out of the centre of governance, then it is no longer governance.
“So, this road, as we all now know, was in a very bad state. A lot of criminal activities were being carried out here: kidnapping and all sorts of things. So, putting this road in order is appropriate. You can see the little manhour we spent coming here. Before, it takes you 30 to 45 minutes to drive from Emohua to this place. But look at it, less than 15 minutes we are here.
“So, it is about the people, the good of the people, making life easy for the people. That is the way I see governance. Anything outside that has nothing to do with me.
“It is not about me. It is not about glory to me as a person. I am just a vessel that God is using to provide succour to the good people of Rivers State, and more especially, our dear people of Kalabari extraction.”
