Rivers State Governor, Sir Sim Fubara has reaffirmed his membership of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, despite opposition parties winning all the local government Council seats in the State.
Gov. Fubara gave the assurance while swearing in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas in Government House, Port Harcourt on Sunday, describing the event as landmark and the beginning of a new Rivers State.
According to him, desperate situations require desperate measures as his government responded to the situation the State was confronted with by averting the condition where the local government administration will be doomed.
“We were confronted with a situation where the local government of this State was heading for doom and it is because of the genuine love we have for this State we must salvage the local government councils. What we did with the support of Rivers people is to salvage the local government councils and to the glory of God, that has been done and dusted.”
“So, I thank the Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum that is here to witness this ceremony with us. I still assure him, I am sure the reason of his coming is the fear that maybe I want to leave the party, no, I am still with the party,” he said.
Gov. Fubara also thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for being a true democrat and supporting the State in concluding the process of having democratically elected leadership at the local government areas.
“Without the support of the President I also believe that we won’t be here. We want to thank him for being a democrat even in the face of the situation that confronted us he still gave us all the support. So on behalf of the good people of Rivers State, I want to thank him,” he added.
