Rivers State Governor has described the burning of council Secretariats in the State as an act of irresponsibility.
Governor Fubara made the assertion when he visited the Ikwerre Local Government Council Secretariat, Isiokpo, to see for himself the level of damage after the council was set ablaze by political thugs.
According to him, the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of government facilities built with tax payers’ money.
The Governor visited the scene of the incident upon arrival from Akwa Ibom State where he joined other South-South Governors and members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum to sympathize with Governor Umo Eno on the demise of his wife, Pastor Mrs Patience Umo Eno.
He expressed sadness over the incident at the council, questioning the rationale why the Secretariat built by the immediate past chairman of the council that would serve as a legacy project is being destroyed because of politics.
He said, “I am just coming in from Akwa Ibom where the Governors of the South-South and also the Nigerian Governors’ Forum went to pay a condolence to our brother, the Governor of Akwa Ibom, who lost his wife. So, I said it will be proper to come and see for myself the incident that took place in Ikwerre Local Government Council Secretariat.
“I feel very sad seeing what has just happened in this Council. I want to say this to the entire Rivers State: If you are called upon, play your politics with a sense of responsibility. We don’t need to kill ourselves. My time will come, and I will leave; do I need to burn the Government House?
“This Council Secretariat was built by the immediate past chairman, and for me, we know the history of this council, how he sought for fund, and how it was executed. This is supposed to be a legacy project for him that whoever that is going to come after now will continue to remember that at a certain time, certain persons built this for the LGA. But, look at what we are seeing here today. Must we go low in politics?”
“We all know where this is coming from, that is the truth. Everybody knows that this is not from my supporters. But, I leave all to the security agencies to do a thorough work, and let us know the people that are behind this assault” on the institutions of democracy, he added.
