Rivers State Governor-elect Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has dropped the hint that he is willing to work with everyone who believes in the New Rivers Vision, Africa Update reports. Speaking shortly after his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as the winner of the Governorship election in the State, Fubara, who was accompanied by his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, thanked God for his electoral victory and assured that his administration would consolidate on governor Wike’s New Rivers Vision.
He said; “We are going to work with everybody who believes in the New Rivers Vision to continue to build better lives, good services, protection of the dignity of every Rivers man and woman, protection of the integrity of this state in all phases and to make sure that we continue to defend our party in this state.
“Our vision is simple, it is anchored on the New Rivers Vision. We are to continue, to improve and to develop more on it. I want to thank the leadership of the party and the good people of Rivers State who believed in the New Rivers vision and ensured that the vision is the right vision. On the 18th of March, 2023 they supported us, they came out in their large numbers and voted for the unity and progress of this state.”
The governor-elected assured the people of Rivers State and the leadership of the PDP that his administration would not disappoint them.
“We give God all the glory and our foundation has always been God, and we believe He is going to give us the wisdom to carry this crown, it’s a big one. My principal will be leaving a very big shoe; I will need a lot of stockings so my leg can fit in properly.
“So, I need to start working on it. I need all of you to continue to support us, for us to achieve and maintain the standard that the governor has already laid and established for us.”
Fubara scored 302,614 votes to win the election, INEC officially declared on Monday after collating results from all the local government areas at its state headquarters in Port Harcourt.
Coming behind Fubara, Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress had 95,274 votes while the SDP governorship candidate, Senator Magnus Abe, came third with a total of 46,981 votes and Beatrice Itubo of the Labour Party scored 22,224 votes to come fourth.
