The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, says he does not “shout or complain” about the issues in the state because God is with him.
Fubara stated this on Sunday during an interdenominational church service organised to commemorate the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
The service took place at St Cyprian’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital.
After the clerics prayed for Fubara and Ngozi Odu, the deputy governor, the Rivers governor was handed the microphone to deliver his speech
In his short address, Fubara asked the deputy governor to come forward and deliver the speech on his behalf.
Fubara jokingly told the congregants that the church service might be the last public function for him and his deputy.
The Rivers governor asked the people of the state to be calm, that peace will return to Rivers.
“Let me say it here, where we were making the New Year dinner, I said that, ‘dogs bark when they don’t understand’.
“A lot of you don’t understand that the reason why I don’t shout or complain is that I know that I have what is supreme, that is God.
“I want everyone to be relaxed. What is important is peace for this dear state. We will get it by the special name of God.”
On Thursday, members of the Rivers house of assembly initiated impeachment proceedings against Fubara and his deputy over allegations of “gross misconduct”.
The impeachment notice was signed by 26 Rivers lawmakers.
Martins Amaewhule, speaker of the Rivers assembly, had accused the governor and his deputy of constituting a threat to democracy.
Amaewhule also faulted Fubara for allegedly refusing to present the state budget in line with constitutional provisions.
