Port Harcourt, May 16, 2024 – Siminalayi Fubara the Rvers State Governor, says his camp has defeated enemies of the state in the ongoing crisis rocking the state.
Fubura said this on Thursday while addressing members of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) who were on a solidarity walk to the Government House in Port Harcourt to mark the 56 anniversary of the late Maj. Isaac Adaka Boro.
He thanked them for their brotherly support and urged the Ijaw nation to key into the celebration of the liberation of the state.
.Fubara said Adaka Boro genuinely stood for equity, justice, and fair play, and pursued his course to ensure liberation for the Ijaw people and their clans.
“Because he stood for that unique thing, even after his death, we still celebrate him because he was a liberator.
“Every Rivers man, it doesn’t matter whether you are Ijaw or upland, the most important thing is that every genuine Rivers man must be a liberator.
“And I’m happy that you have come here today. I have also received you because we have one common purpose: to liberate our dear State. We are not going back on that.
“I am happy that you’ve told me this morning that when I call on you, you will respond. But there is nothing to call on you for. Because we have already defeated them.
“By the special grace of God, what they thought that they would have done to us while we were celebrating our one year in office, they are the ones sleeping with their two eyes open. It shows that we have the Ijaw blood. And what is that blood: it is the blood of action; less talk, more action.”
Fubara appealed to Ijaw youths to conduct themselves peacefully as they celebrated Boro Day, and also be good ambassadors of the entire Ijaw Nation.
He advised that the anniversary celebration should be done in the same spirit that had enveloped the state, celebrating victory over his political detractors.
Jonathan Lokpobiri, the National President of the IYC, described the day as historic because Ijaw people were meeting with their governor at Major Isaac Adaka Boro Day memorial.
Lokpobiri said it affirmed that the gods of the Ijaw people were at work, and warned all detractors to retrace their steps and allow the governor, who had the full mandate of the people, to discharge his duties to Rivers people.
He commended Fubara for his courage, bravery and commitment to good governance, insisting that his struggle and triumph resonated with the hope of all Ijaw people.
