The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has rebuked those who are aggressively calling for his reinstatement.
Fubara who was speaking speaking at the at the service of songs held in honour of the late Niger Delta leader, Pa Edwin Clark, in Port Harcourt, on Sunday, cautioned his supporters against comments capable of undermining peace in the state.
The suspended governor was particularly reacting to the speeches of several speakers who criticised his suspension and called for him to be reinstated by President Bola Tinubu.
He said, “Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I am interested in it? Do you even know if I want to go back there? My spirit has already left that place long ago.”
Fubara also said, “Not everything is by Oshobe. I want everybody to focus, there are some fights you don’t fight.”
Rebuking the speakers, Fubara said, “I am a bit careful because when I go for an event and the body language of the environment is.not in tune with what I believe in, I feel very unhappy.
“To a lot of you here you don’t know what the situation is. It is not about Oshobe. It gets to a situation where Oshobe doesn’t solve problems.
“That is the truth. For that reason I am a bit careful on particular events. This event is not something I can avoid because Pa Clark is a special person to every one of us especially to me.
“I find out that a good number.of you deviated from the programme today. The programme is a tribute for Pa Clark. It is not an issue of Sim Fubara. I am not disputing the message that God gave to you.”
He stated: “This particular event is a tribute for Pa Clark. The way you hammered it is not the way it will be tomorrow. It will be that Fubara gathered his supporters to make statements against the minister and the President. That is not what I mean.
“Have you asked yourself: do you think I am even interested in going back. You should ask the person. I have peace. If you know me you cam see I look better now.
“In as mush as we have things that we want to do for our state, we know people have made sacrifices for us, iy doesn’t mean we should start firing without any target
“We need to be focused. Our evening here is about P Clark. It is not oshobe Fubara. Every other things said here is your personal view. We are talking about a life of man that made sacrifices. He spent his money to go to court for me”.
Fubara cautions supporters, rejects aggressive tactics for reinstatement
by Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt
Suspended Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has cautioned his supporters over their confrontational approach in demanding his reinstatement, stating that not everything should be done with “Oshobe”, a local term implying force or aggression.
Speaking during a service of songs held in Port Harcourt on Sunday in honour of late elder statesman Edwin Clark, Fubara said while he appreciated their support, some of their actions had worsened his situation rather than helped.
He emphasised his preference for a more measured and peaceful strategy, stating that he was not desperate to return to office.
Fubara was responding to remarks by several speakers at the event, including Apostle Zilly Aggrey, who criticised his suspension and called for his immediate reinstatement.
The suspended governor distanced himself from their remarks, describing them as personal opinions insisting that there statements would not likely promote peace
Fubara said: “Can’t you see how much better I look? Do you really think I’m interested in going back there? My spirit has already left that place. Not everything is by oshobe. Do you even know if I want to go back there? My spirit has already left there”.
He called on those at the event to focus on the tributes of Edwin Clark, who he said lived a selfless life advocating for the Niger Delta region and not make it about politics.
He said: “I am a bit careful because when I go for an event and the body language of the environment is.not in tune with what I believe in, I feel very unhappy.
“To a lot of you here you don’t know what the situation is. It is not about Oshobe. It gets to a situation where Oshobe doesn’t solve problems.
“That is the truth. For that reason I am a bit careful on particular events. This event is not something I can avoid because Pa Clark is a special person to every one of us especially to me.
“I find out that a good number.of you deviated from the programme today. The programme is a tribute for Pa Clark. It is not an issue of Sim Fubara. I am not disputing the message that God gave to you”,
Fubara said the way the call for his reinstatement resonated would surely be misinterpreted and twisted to. mean that he gathered people to make statements against the President and the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike.
He said: “This particular event is a tribute for Pa Clark. The way you hammered it is not the way it will be tomorrow. It will be that Fubara gathered his supporters to make statements against the minister and the President. That is not what I mean.
“Have you asked yourself: do you think I am even interested in going back. You should ask the person. I have peace. If you know me you cam see I look better now.
“In as mush as we have things that we want to do for our state, we know people have made sacrifices for us, iy doesn’t mean we should start firing without any target
“We need to be focused. Our evening here is about P Clark. It is not oshobe Fubara. Every other things said here is your personal view. We are talking about a life of man that made sacrifices. He spent his money to go to court for me”.
Fubara reflected on Pa Clarks life of selfless sacrifice and called on people to emulate him.