Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has expressed his willingness to give up his position as the Governor of the State, to give room for a lasting peace in the state.
Fubara who made this known during an interview with AIT on Thursday, said no sacrifice was too much for him to pay for the success of his administration.
According to the Punch, Fubara said “No sacrifice will be too big for me to pay for the success of this administration. The reason is very simple, it is not political love. It is not because I want to gain any favour from anybody. My interest and love for our dear state is genuine.
“I’m 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.
“My burden wasn’t the issue of all the drama. It is the millions of Rivers people who had made sacrifices, who are seeing opportunity, and it looks as if their hopes are being dashed.
“They were the ones I was worried about. What would be their fate? That was my trouble. It is not about me.”
The Governor and his predecessor and political godfather, Nyesome Wike, have been having differences for some months, over the control of the political structure in the State.
Meanwhile, despite the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and some political bigwigs in the country, the feud between the two political leaders is yet to come to an end.
However, Speaking further on the issue on Thursday, Fubara added “If leaving this position is what I need or what is needed to bring more peace in this state, I can even tell the people to come and take it. It is not about me. People should understand that I’m here, I will go, but Rivers State will still remain.
“I am the governor. No matter what it is, there are things I could have done and there would have been a total crisis, but the ability to restrain in the face of a crisis when you have the power to do things is maturity,” he added.