<p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has disclosed how far he is willing to go for the sustenance of peace in the state.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">In a recent interview with African Independent Television, AIT, Fubara noted that he is willing to give up his office to maintain peace.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Recall that Fubara and the former governor of the State, now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, have been immersed in a political crisis as a result of political differences.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">The rift led to the power tussle in Rivers over the last two months that created tension and anxiety before the intervention by President Bola Tinubu.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Amid the crisis, Wike was alleged to have demanded a certain percentage of Rivers revenue, a claim he has denied.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">There was also an attempt by the State House of Assembly to impeach the governor.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">The Assembly complex was bombed in the process, with Wike accusing Fubara of orchestrating the act.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Also, twenty-seven members of the State House of Assembly loyal to Wike defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in an attempt to impeach the governor.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Tinubu would later move in to end the rift by brokering peace between Wike and Fubara, which many believed put Fubara in a disadvantageous position.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">However, the governor is now saying that no sacrifice would be too big for him to pay for the success of the administration.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Fubara said he was more worried about the fate of Rivers people who had made sacrifices.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">He said: &ldquo;No sacrifice would be too big for me to pay for the success of this administration. And the reason is simple: it&rsquo;s not political love. It&rsquo;s not because I want to gain any favour from anybody, my interest and love for our dear state is genuine. I am not trying to say I want to be one man that will be there to decide the fate of all. No. But let Rivers State remain.</span></p> <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">&ldquo;My burden at that time was not the issue of all the drama, it is the issue of Rivers people who have made sacrifice, who are seeing opportunity, and it looks as if their hope has been dashed. They were the one I was worried about; what would be their fate, that was my trouble, it was not about me.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">&ldquo;If leaving this position is what I need or what is needed to bring more peace to the State, I can even tell you to come and take it. It&rsquo;s not about me. People should know although definitely I am here, I will go but Rivers State will remain.</span></p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m the governor, there are things I could have done and there would be total crisis but the ability to restrain in the face of crisis even when you have the power to do things is maturity.&rdquo;</span></p> <p class="p2" style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="s1">Daily Post</span></p>