Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced that he believes God has removed all obstacles against his administration.
Fubara pledged to continue prioritizing the interests of Rivers people in governing the state under the mantra “Rivers First.”
He urged all well-meaning Rivers residents to support and contribute to the administration’s vision of advancing the state’s fortunes.
Fubara made these remarks during the Praise Night organized by the State Government to commemorate his first anniversary at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt on Friday night.
The event was attended by the Governor and his wife, Lady Valarie Siminalayi Fubara; Deputy Governor Prof Ngozi Odu; former Governor Peter Odili; and his wife, Justice Mary Odili (rtd); Rivers Chief Judge Justice Simeon Amadi, factional Speaker of the State House of Assembly Victor Oko-Jumbo, Senator John Mbata, state government officials, stakeholders, traditional rulers, gospel singers, and hundreds of residents. Gospel artistes such as Prince Emmanuel, Preye Odede, Joe Praise, Sensational Bamidele, Buchi, Afy Douglas (Atonye Douglas), among others, performed at the event. The Governor conveyed his message through his Deputy.
Prof Ngozi Odu said: “My boss and brother, you are victorious already. The good Lord has rolled away the stone. We shall continue to have this shared vision of putting Rivers State first.
“But, we can’t do it alone. We need all of you, big and small to be there for us, to chip-in the little or the much you can, and at the end of this our first tenure, you will see where God will take Rivers State to.
“I want to thank everybody. The artists, they are moved. It wasn’t just them singing and dancing, I think there were spiritual ministrations that they have made, and they have also made prophetic declarations that we all say amen to.”
“Because what God has done, it shall be permanent, because any mountain, like the word of God says, ‘who is that mountain before Zerubbabel, it will be made a plain.
“So, my boss, my amiable Governor and His lovely and wonderful wife I call my daughter, there is no mountain before us that God will not make a plain.
“And when God takes over the battle, you don’t need to fight. Everyday I remind myself of the war of Gideon in the Bible. Gideon said he doesn’t know how to fight and God said no, the fight is not yours, is His and Gideon went and he was victorious.”
