- He said his supporters have done nothing wrong order than stand for truth and justice, adding that he would do anything to protect them
Amid the ongoing local government administration crisis in Rivers, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has said there are grand plots to apprehend some of his supporters who stood up to the local government chairmen whose tenure expired on Monday.
He said his supporters have done nothing wrong order than stand for truth and justice, adding that he would do anything to protect them.
The governor made this known while addressing newsmen shortly after the meeting with heads of security agencies at Government House, Port Harcourt.
The governor vowed to gallantly lead the way to ensure that peace continues to prevail in the state.
The Governor stated that the plan to arrest his supporters on trumped-up charges would not be tolerated.
Fubara stated that the law is clear on the tenure of local government chairmen, stating that there is no extension of tenure of elected local government chairmen.
The governor said: “Let me say this: I’m also aware that there is a grand plan to come and arrest some of our supporters. This time around, you have to pass through me to arrest them because I don’t think there is anything that any of those people following us has done. Rather, thy are standing on the side of truth.
“If it will cost us our lives to stand on the part of truth, we will do that. And I will be the one that will lead the course. Let me assure everyone, more especially, the great and peace- loving people of Rivers State: the law is the law. The law has said that there is no extension of tenure.
“The court said so, and whoever that is assuring anybody anywhere of whatever, I advise them to desist from it because peace is what we need in this State. I assure everyone of you that whatever it takes to make sure that we maintain peace and order, we are not going back on that,” he said.