Afrigather The Rivers State authorities isn’t the one funding the thanksgiving providers happening in all of the native council areas of the state, Ibim Semenitari, one of many sturdy supporters of the brand new governor, has mentioned.
Ibim, as she is extra identified, made the declaration in Ibaka city in Okrika Native Council Space of Rivers State, her marital LGA, the place one other leg of the thanksgiving collection passed off.
Talking on the sideline of the Okrika thanksgiving leg, Semenitari thus challenged these insisting it was being funded by the state authorities to indicate proof.
The Rivers State Caretaker Committee (CTC) chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tony Okocha, has constantly accused the state governor of spending a minimal of N150m in every of the 319 wards and 23 LGAs of the state for what he known as thanksgiving jamborees.
Okocha mentioned as a former chief of employees in authorities home, he knew precisely how such transactions had been carried out and that each one put collectively, the state can be frittering away over N5bn.
The CTC boss mentioned he was not towards thanksgiving service however mentioned holding it in 319 wards and 23 LGAs was a reckless spend. He mentioned the occasion was used extra for insults on the godfather of the state. He additionally mentioned the Supreme court docket victory being celebrated had no threatening claims by the defeated candidate (APC’s Tonye Cole) and that it was authorized crew assembled by the vilified godfather, Nyesom Wike, that received the case for the erstwhile godson.
Reacting within the interview, Semenitari, the data commissioner throughout Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi period and appearing managing director of the Niger Delta Growth Fee (NDDC) thereafter, mentioned individuals got here collectively in each LGA and contributed the funds.
She said: “Every particular person introduced bits and items to fund it. I problem him to indicate any proof that funding got here from the federal government.”
On the rationale for serial thanksgiving, Semenitari mentioned one in every of issues no one can quarrel with is friendship.
The seasoned journalist, editor, writer, and communications knowledgeable mentioned: “You’ll be able to’t quarrel with what doesn’t trigger a struggle. The governor has constantly pursued friendship, peace, and growth.
“We as a individuals say we’re grateful to God for the reward of such a governor, a person of peace that additionally drives growth. The assist is spontaneous and natural. Individuals really feel liberated and freed, and so they need to dance within the solar and thank their God. What’s improper in that?”
She went on; “Additionally it is to say, we’re drained.” She supported the declaration of Gov Fubara because the chief of Rivers State by former governor, Peter Odili, a day earlier than. She mentioned Odili carried huge pedigree and was a person of rigorously chosen phrases.
Chatting with the big crowd, a federal lawmaker, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, who stood in for the governor, mentioned elites of the state had been shocked to listen to that 90 per cent of faculties in Rivers State had decayed, and that 75 % didn’t have greater than two lecturers to groom the following era of Rivers individuals.
He mentioned this was not the issue of few months again however of years of rot within the system throughout lengthy interval of neglect.
He went on: “Schooling is the grantee of our freedom. They didn’t construct faculties however prisons; not bodily prisons however the prisons of our minds. That’s the reason we will reward people who find themselves oppressing us and we can’t query a person who’s oppressing us.
“This administration has come to liberate us. Now, faculties are to be rebuilt. All calls for shall be attended to with out conditionalities. That is our personal authorities. All we owe is unflinching assist.”
He made a presentation of crimson biro to Governor Fubara to symbolize authority given to the governor to rule with justice and proper what’s improper.
Numerous males of God prayed for peace in Rivers State, for Fubara, for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and for growth of the state. Your complete Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN), Okrika chapter, attended the occasion. The bishop, Tubman Fiabema, prayed for Tinubu; Samuel Boko prayed for Gov Fubara; whereas the Anglican bishop of Okrika, Enoch Atuboyedia, delivered the sermon saying it was correct to offer limitless thanksgiving to God.
He famous that some individuals who had been made by God have turned spherical to say there was no God, and confronted different gods and went into occult life.
The clerics prayed towards these wishing to throw Rivers State into turmoil.
