BE ASSURED OF FAIR SHARE OF DEV, GOV FUBARA TELLS DEPUTY'S KINSMEN

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***Thanks FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike For Their Emergence As Governor, Deputy

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has assured his Deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, that development will come to her hometown, Akabuka in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area in his administration's commitment to spread transformation across the State.

Gov. Fubara gave the assurance during a reception held in her honour at the Government Secondary School, Akabuka, on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

The governor, addressing the Deputy's revelation of complaints from her kinsmen about perceived neglect of the area responded to the worries of the people, said that the disposition and approach of his government has always been towards maintaining peace, knowing that there cannot be any development in an atmosphere of chaos, even as he added that projects couldn't have been attracted to Akabuka when there was a crisis. 

Sir Fubara then apologized to his deputy for the public antagonism she suffered for not attracting any project, stressing that their two years in office was saddled with crisis and challenges and while assuring that the issues of internal roads will be addressed, pledged that the renovation of the Government Secondary School, Akabuka will also be attended to.

"I can assure you as your governor that as soon as we leave here the processes for assessing the internal roads will immediately commence, while the Ministry of Education will be here to also assess the state of your school and what we need to do, we will do immediately."

Expressing his expectation from his Deputy's kinsmen, the governor said, "I have only one request, and it is that we need peace. We want everybody, just as the chairman of the occasion said, to embrace peace with openness.

"Two years ago, if we had come to this event, there are some people that will not be here, but today they are here. This means there is a positive step and a sign that truly peace has returned to Rivers State."

He specially thanked the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike for being instrumental to their emergence as governor and deputy and promised not to take such privilege for granted.

The governor noted that they are committed to peace and assured that they will do all that is within their powers to sustain and maintain the peace so that development will spread across every part of Rivers State. 

Commending the traditional rulers, the youths and women for promoting peace, Governor Fubara also thanked those who may have suffered in one way or the other in the cause of the challenges, stating that the atmosphere of peace and understanding will always promote positive transformation in the society.

The governor expressed gratitude to the people for supporting the deputy governor and urged them to continue to sustain the support, assuring that he will continue to work together with his deputy and accord her the respect she deserves.
Speaking earlier, the Rivers deputy governor, Prof. Mrs. Ngozi Nma Odu commended the governor for shelving his other assignments to attend the event of her reception, describing it as a great honour for the Akabuka people who have deemed it fit to celebrate her.

She noted that before the event, people had mocked her that she couldn't attract any project to the community as deputy governor after two years especially with the dilapidated Government Secondary School that was last renovated 20 years ago, adding that the visit of the governor will make a significant difference in erasing such mockery.

Prof. Odu commended those instrumental to her emergence as deputy governor which included former governor of Rivers State, Sir Dr Peter Odili, the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, Amb. Desmond Akawor and Chief Ferdinand Anabraba.

The deputy governor thanked the Akabuka and Egi people for the honour being done to her by putting together the event, stressing that it epitomizes the love for her which brought total unity and peace that was never experienced in the community before.

On his part the chairman of the occasion, Prof. Jason Osai, appreciated the governor for being an icon of peace. He noted that the occasion is to further celebrate peace after a crisis that led to 184 days of locust in the State.

He described the deputy governor as a rare breed that has become a role model not just in Akabuka but across the Orashi region and Rivers State at large.




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