By Godfrey AKON
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on Sunday threw jibes at his traducers as he said he does not “shout or complain” about the issues in the state because God is with him.
Speaking on Sunday during an interdenominational church service organised to commemorate the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at St Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt, the Rivers governor asked the people of the state to be calm, that peace will return to Rivers.
“Let me say it here, where we were making the New Year dinner, I said that, ‘dogs bark when they don’t understand’.
“A lot of you don’t understand that the reason why I don’t shout or complain is that I know that I have what is supreme, that is God.
“I want everyone to be relaxed. What is important is peace for this dear state. We will get it by the special name of God.”
At another event at the Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, former Port Harcourt Polytechnic, Obio/Akpor LGA, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, insisted that political power is earned through strength and strategic action, warning that Obio/Akpor Local Government Area remains a decisive force in Rivers State politics.
Wike also dismissed calls for his removal, stressing that the power to sack him lies solely with the President.
Addressing the gathering, Wike stressed that politics should be guided by interest, not sentiment.
“There is no sentiment, there is no emotion. Politics is an interest; the interest of your people. Power is not given; we struggle for it. After all, if Donald Trump did not have power, would he go to Venezuela to pick a president? He wouldn’t. Because he has power, that’s why he can act,” Wike said.
“So for the people of Obio/Akpor, we have the power to dictate who becomes governor. All these people commenting from the sidelines, ask them if their local government, which produced only 5,000 votes, can challenge one that produced 40 per cent of the votes? Let us see how it will work.
“We will use our strength to punish them. Nobody has become governor in this state without Obio/Akpor making the pronouncement. Nobody has become the senator of Rivers East without Obio/Akpor deciding. So, if you like abusing us, after abusing us, come and look for the votes—and we will punish you with the votes.”
The former Rivers State governor also dismissed calls for his removal from office, stressing that such decisions rest solely with the president.
