The interest of the people of Rivers State will remain the plank upon which decisions of his administration will be predicated, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said.

Fubara said this on Monday, January 1, 2024 at the maiden state banquet by his administration at Government House, Port Harcourt, Rivers State to celebrate the new year.

He declared that his administration will not be enmeshed in any dirty political war that would hinder the promising prospects of development in the state but would work for peace to reign in the state.

“Every decision that we’ve taken is not borne out of fear but because we have the interest of our people and we have respect for elders.”

“I’m appealing to everyone of us to embrace the peace. We need this peace because our intention for the State is not for our personal interest but that of the development of the state.”

The Governor wished Rivers people a fruitful and prosperous 2024, appealing to them to embrace the ongoing peace process at the instance of President Bola Tinubu, reiterating his administration’s commitment to leave a legacy of unity and development and not of political apprehension in Rivers State.

In his welcome address, the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo, PhD, expressed gratitude to God that despite the political turbulence in the state, Governor Fubara has remained focused on dispensing the dividends of democracy in the state.

He pointed out that Rivers State is blessed to have a governor that is “calculated, humble, honest and hardworking”, and urged Rivers people to be apostles of peace, truth and justice for the state to continue on a trajectory of greatness.