According to Rivers Governor Siminalyi Fubara, he has given his approval for the construction of a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area. He believes it will be necessary in the near future.
The Governor compared his first year in office to his predecessor and Nyesom Wike’s eight-year tenure.
Fubara gave a speech at the Thanksgiving Service in Port Harcourt to celebrate Nigeria’s Independence Day on September 29, 2024.
Wike, from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, has been fighting with his successor over who gets to lead the oil-rich State. He says his successor is betraying those who supported him.
Wike speaking at the event by the Ijaw Peoples Assembly in Port Harcourt on Saturday, the Minister boasted he still the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers.
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike said he’ll set states on fire if they support Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State.
Fubara said his performance in one year was way better than his opponents in eight years.
“They even say, they don’t know what we are doing. Let me remind them, that it is Fubara that signed the paper to borrow from Zenith Bank the N200 billion for the construction of the Port Harcourt Ring Road. So, it is my project. It is Fubara that awarded the Trans-Kalabari Road which they couldn’t do. They did only a bridge from Krakrama, but I am the one doing it: the complete span and it is ₦225 billion. I didn’t borrow.
“It is this same Fubara that is building a General Hospital, which I also included a Psychiatric Hospital because they will need it very soon. So, tell them that what I did in one year is what they did in 8 years. It is only an empty container that makes noise. If God has given you the opportunity, eat your plantain and keep quiet. God will continue to give us the strength to do the best for our people, without fear.
“Very soon, you will see what we are doing. It is not about doing roads to your business interest. I don’t have any business interests. Whatever I am doing, I am doing it for the people of Rivers State. We will not take any decision that we cannot defend. We won’t be part of anything that will bring any form of disgrace to our dear State. This State is important to us. It is the only thing that we have.
“It is the beautiful pride. That is why they are struggling, coupled with the improvement in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) we have done. That is why they are struggling, we know. But, do it with modesty, you don’t need to destroy the house,” the Governor stated.