VIDEO: ‘MY SPIRIT HAS LEFT THAT PLACE LONG AGO’, FUBARA SPEAKS ON RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE

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By: Sefiu Ajape

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he is not desperate to return to office.

He made the remark on Sunday during a service of songs held in Port Harcourt in honour of the late elder statesman, Edwin Clark.

“Can’t you see how better I look? Do you think I am interested in it? Do you even know if I want to go back there? My spirit has left that place long ago,” he said in a now-trending video.

The embattled governor was reportedly responding to several speakers at the event who referred to him as “Governor” and strongly criticised his suspension, calling for immediate reversal.

He was said to have distanced himself from their remarks, describing them as personal opinions and saying that such comments were not likely to promote peace.

“Not everything is by Oshogbe, I want everybody to focus, there are some fights you don’t fight,” he said.

Fubara was also said to have urged the attendees to focus on the tribute of Edwin Clark who lived a selfless life advocating for the Niger Delta region and not make it about politics.

Earlier in May, Fubara stated that “forces of justice, peace, and progress will prevail in the end in the state.”

President Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, and members of the State House of Assembly after he declared a state of emergency.

Tinubu hinged his decision on the attacks on oil pipelines by some militant groups in the state in the heat of the feud between the Governor and the 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

The President also appointed a retired naval chief, Ibok-Ete Ibas, as the sole administrator of the oil-rich state.

See video below: