Siminalayi Fubara, says political groundwork for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027 is already largely in place across the state, estimating that about 70 per cent of mobilisation has been secured.
Fubara spoke on Thursday, December 18, during the commissioning of the 9.7-kilometre Ogbakiri Road in Emuoha Local Government Area.
He said the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is counting on his “organic” support base and grassroots structures to rally Rivers voters behind Tinubu, adding that the crowds turning out at project inaugurations have strengthened his optimism.
Addressing the gathering, Fubara said, “By the special grace of God yesterday (Wednesday) I paid a visit to the National Working Committee of our great party, and after the meeting, they gave me a message which I am giving to all of you.
“We know that you (governor) are very hard working. We know that you have organic support, transfer this support to the success of our leader, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“And I told them in the meeting that they shouldn’t worry that what is important is we have the rightful soldiers.
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“And today I’m happy to say that with what I am seeing here, we have the support of the LGA, from the local government chairman, the chiefs, traditional rulers and everyone here, our job is 70% done.”
Turning to the newly inaugurated Ogbakiri Road, Fubara described it as a strategic project conceived and executed during one of the most difficult phases of his administration.
He recalled that the initial payment for the job was released at a time when a court order had halted the Federal Government’s disbursement of statutory allocations to Rivers State, yet the project still went ahead and was completed.
The governor promised to look into the costs of extending internal roads within the community and of linking the new road to Degema through a proposed bridge.
He also appealed for calm across the state, tying peace directly to ongoing development.
“Please we need peace not just in Ogbakiri, not just in Emuoha LGA. We need peace in our dear state so that development can be extended to all parts of Rivers State,” he said.