Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State urged protesters to remain patient and assured them that the current economic hardship would be temporary, emphasizing the federal government’s commitment to a better future.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged protesters to remain patient, assuring them that the current phase of economic hardship will be temporary, with a better future on the horizon.
Acknowledging the harsh economic conditions, Fubara emphasized that the federal government, led by President Bola Tinubu, is committed to securing a brighter future for all Nigerians. He appealed to residents to be patient and allow the president’s policies to materialize and yield benefits for everyone.
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Fubara assured that his administration would continue to address residents’ basic needs while fostering economic prosperity. He made these remarks at the Government House gates in Port Harcourt on Thursday while addressing a group of youths protesting under the #EndBadGovernance banner.
The governor thanked the youths for their peaceful protest and cautioned them against being incited to violence by others. He stated, “I want to thank you for being peaceful. I already know your problems, and we will communicate them to the federal government. But our only worry is that some people might use this protest to destroy our state, and we will not allow it.”
He added, “Implementing policies at the beginning may be harsh, but in the end, everything will be fine. We just need your support for the government and its policies.”
Governor Fubara reiterated his commitment to good governance and promised decisive actions to alleviate the growing economic hardship in the state.
He said: “But like I said yesterday, I am one of you. I feel your pain, and in our government here, we are doing everything to make life easy for our people.
“We are going to make sure that we make life easy for you. Our youths, I agree with you that there is hunger, but because we preach good governance, we are committed to making hunger disappear very soon.”
The governor reiterated his commitment to ensuring that there was continued peace despite the ongoing protest in the state.
He insisted that his administration would support the youths, and work for their wellbeing, but warned that it would not tolerate anybody that would use the protest to cause anarchy.
The governor said: “I am not against your protest, but we will not support any violent protest. We will not support anything that will destroy our State. We will not join forces with the enemy of progress (to destabilise our State).
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“I know, maybe, some elements have taken it upon themselves to want to make governance difficult in our State, penetrating through this means to create additional problems. We won’t allow it.
“But if it has to do with the (peaceful) protesters, I don’t have any fears. Their demands are germane. I can understand them: hardship, bad governance, high cost of living, rent, medical bills. But we are coming from somewhere very bad. And we must start from somewhere to make things right.
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