Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in last year’s election in Rivers state, Sen. Magnus Abe says Gov. Sim Fubara is not the political leader of Rivers state.
Speaking, when he appeared on TVC last night, Abe said Fubara is the head of government, adding that being the state leader was a great deal beyond governing the state.
“To say Fubara is the political leader of Rivers State is a much broader context of leadership, and it takes time to build that kind of confidence, followership, support, and trust. Leadership is all about trust, and sometimes, navigating this difficult water helps bring you out as a leader when you begin to trust yourself and can rely on the direction you provide.”
“But, he is the governor of Rivers State, and it is his responsibility to work towards that leadership. But to say he is the political leader of Rivers will be putting leadership into a broad context. And it takes time to get there. It takes bringing people together. You earn trust.
“As a governor, you have the opportunity to get there, but I don’t think it is conferred,” he said.
