Rivers State Governor Similaye Fubara yesterday boasted that he is still in power, despite the protracted crisis rocking the state.
He mocked the camp of his political opponents, saying he is still in possession of the red biro.
Exuding confidence, Fubara said: “The Red Biro is still filled. It is still here with me. Every plan of the enemy will continue to crash”.
The red biro symbolises the overwhelming power of the governor under the presidential system and the advantage of immunity while in office.
But, a group, Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), urged the governor to remember his past and how fate catapulted him to the number one seat.
The group also kicked against the recent attack on Wike by former Governor Peter Odili, recalling that the elderstatesman never supported Fubara for governor in 2023.
Fubara governor spoke at the crossover service held at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Opobo, in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, said that his foes had been defeated.
He declared in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Nelson Chukwudi, that God would crush Rivers’ enemies in the New Year.
Fubara joined the congregation in singing the deliverance song: “At the mention of your name (God), every knee shall bow. At the mention of your name, every tongue confess. That you are Lord, you are Lord, you are King, you are King of kings.”
He said the wordings of the song were not just consolatory, but a charge to embolden the people to firm up their trust in God, who alone could navigate the path to greater triumph in the New Year.
The Anglican Bishop of Niger Delta Diocese, Dr Emmanuel Oko-Jaja, who conducted the service, recalled the many challenges, including conspiracy, blackmail, attacks, economic hardship, ill-health and near hopeless situation of 2024.
He thanked God that those troubles never overwhelmed the congregation, prayed for the peace, unity, progress and accelerated development of the state in line with the key targets of the 2025 Budget of Inclusive Growth and Development.
