Rivers State, victim of ‘politics of bitterness’ – Gov Fubara

Sim Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has lamented the damaging consequences of what he called the “politics of bitterness” in the state.

Fubara warned lawmakers to use prudence in their political manoeuvring so as not to purposefully jeopardise the state’s and the country’s prospects for peace and economic prosperity.

This was said by Fubara when he met with a team from the House of Representatives Committee on Ports and Harbours on Tuesday at Government House in Port Harcourt. The mission was led by the committee’s chairman, Nnolim Nnaji.

The group was in Rivers to perform supervision duties at the seaports of Port Harcourt and Onne as well as the Bonny channels, according to a statement released by the governor’s chief press secretary, Nelson Chukwudi.

The governor stated that the seaports continued to be vital infrastructure that would help reap the great rewards of the blue economy and that anyone happy to see them shuttered and abandoned did not have the best interests of the nation or the state at heart.

“About nine years ago, if you understand the calculation; somebody here was the senior Minister of Transport, and nothing happened at our ports. Every progress that was supported to come to the sea ports here, because of bitter politics, was stopped. That is why our ports are moribund today.

“Today, after another eight years, which this other person suffered, we have entered into another similar era. If you love this state, it is normal to support everything that will bring progress and development to this state.

“It is not about who is sitting here today. It is about the state. If the state continues to go down, what is the interest? The only reason why we are struggling is because of the allocation,” he said.

Fubara argued that politicians ought to be appropriately viewed as a game in which a victor would always emerge and that those who are unlucky should not take part in actions that undermine the system.

The governor informed the committee that his administration was committed to providing the necessary backing to result in a complete renovation of all the state’s seaports and Blue Sea trade channels.

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