Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, has urged his opponents to prioritize the state’s interests, emphasizing his willingness for complete peace in the region.
The governor made this statement on Thursday during the inauguration of the Okirika Grammar School, which had been remodeled by his administration.
Fubara said: “It is important at this stage that we all embrace peace. The Supreme Court has made its judgment, we don’t have any option but to abide by it, and by the grace of God, we have started the process.
“We are appealing to the other parties to consider the interest of Rivers State. The only thing that we owe this state is peace and development. I am open any day, any time for total peace in our State because if I have to govern well, there is a need for peace.”
The governor said his administration started the Okirika Grammar School project when the Planning Committee of the 20th Anniversary of the Okirika Diocese visited him and pleaded with him to give the entire school a facelift.
He said he considered their request against the backdrop of the school’s importance and the problem of quality education in society.
He said: “I felt that the least as a government that we can do is to upgrade the standard of this school. It is not out of place because it is part of our agenda.
“The key thing of this administration is healthcare, education, and agriculture. So, we immediately keyed into it, and to the glory of God, we are here today to unveil one of the things that we have done even in the face of the situation in our state.”
Describing Education as a means of crime reduction, Fubara expressed confidence that when all the facilities were all the facilities in the schools were put into full use, they would help to reduce the crime rate.
The governor assured that he would continue to do the best for the state insisting that the “interest of our State is the most important thing” to his government.
