Governor Sim Fubara is banking on conventional rulers to hitch in stopping oil theft. He mentioned that oil theft was a giant risk to the economic system.

He thus, suggested conventional rulers to take cost of their domains and be certain that they made life troublesome for ill-guided youths concerned in acts of financial sabotage of their varied communities.

Governor Fubara gave the cost whereas declaring open the 117th/118th Mixed Quarterly Basic Assembly of Rivers State Council of Conventional Rulers at their Secretariat in Port Harcourt on Monday, July 22, 2024.

The governor urged everybody to assist and see Nigeria progress as a steady nation whereas advancing economically, including that that is attainable solely when there’s excessive manufacturing of crude oil, because the mainstay of the nationwide economic system.

He mentioned: “I need to see a special society from this hour. The FG is doing all the pieces to see that our crude oil manufacturing degree will increase. However daily, we’re having problems with unlawful bunkering, pipeline vandalism and all of the related issues.

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“All these folks which might be finishing up these evil acts, they’re not coming from the moon, they dwell in our communities, we all know them. I’m charging this council, as a primary step to take cost of your communities.

“If there’s any info that it is advisable to share with us, share with us. Total, we want our nation to progress. We’d like our nation to be steady. We’d like our nation to develop economically. It’s via just one means: our oil manufacturing.”

The governor insisted: “We’re charging you, to please return and take cost of your communities. I guarantee you of our assist. If there’s something that we have to do, if it means authorities sending you some little assist financially to create your personal vigilante to assist, we are going to do it.”

Governor Fubara expressed delight and gratitude to God that the council nonetheless exists regardless of the protracted political travail confronting the State and his administration.

The governor defined that what he’s doing is devoid of politics however a efficiency of the statutory obligation of presidency, particularly within the appointment of a brand new chairman to steer the affairs of the Rivers State Council of Conventional Rulers.

The monarchs appreciated the governor and gave him ideas.