The Rivers State Office of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has refuted allegations linking suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara to a protest that disrupted a women’s empowerment event hosted by First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu in Port Harcourt.
The disruption occurred on Friday at the RHI/Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Women Empowerment Programme held at the EUI Event Centre in GRA, Port Harcourt.In a statement released on Saturday, RHI Rivers State Coordinator Mrs Tonye Briggs-Oniyide dismissed the claims, describing them as “an unjust attempt to drag Governor Fubara’s name into an unfortunate narrative.”
She expressed disappointment over the incident and reaffirmed the office’s commitment to the programme’s objectives.
“The attention of the Rivers State Office of the Renewed Hope Initiative has been drawn to a regrettable and misleading statement issued by the Media Office of the FCT Minister, which unjustly attempts to drag the name of the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, into an unfortunate narrative.
“The protest was spontaneous and bore no connection to the governor or his administration. To insinuate that Governor Fubara would sabotage a programme he actively supported and funded is not only illogical but patently false,” the statement read
