Rivers Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has signed into law the 2025 Rivers State Appropriation Bill of 1.188 trillion naira, just as he mocked the Martins Amaewhule and his group of lawmakers as embarking on what he referred to as a Sinbad journey of self delusion.
Governor Fubara had on December 30, 2024 presented the budget tagged “Budget of Inclusive Growth & Development.” to the State House of Assembly led by Rt Hon Victor Oko-Jumbo.
Performing the ceremony in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday, Governor Fubara thanked the State House of Assembly for doing a good job and maintained that there is only one House of Assembly led by Hon Victor Oko-Jumbo as Speaker.
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The Governor said, “Let me first thank the Rivers State House of Assembly for doing a very diligent job and also realizing that what we have ahead of us is to continue to work for Rivers people. So, I want to thank you for working very, very hard and ensuring that we hit the ground running in this new year.
“I want to say this, maybe for some people somewhere who are still mixing up issues: we have only one Assembly, and that Assembly is headed by Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo. A group of friends about nine or ten months ago embarked on what they call a “Sinbad Journey.” Halfway through the journey, while they were coasting, they realized they were entering into the den of devils and sharks. They are now retrieved, but it is too late. The truth is, we are not going back. We have given enough room for peace. As it stands now, our majority target is the interest of Rivers State and to continue to defend the integrity of governance. As far as I’m concerned, we have moved on.”
Governor Fubara thanked everyone who had contributed to the success of his administration so far and promised to keep his legs on the throttle.
“Let me thank everyone who made this possible. We made a promise to you that we would continue to keep the interests of Rivers State first. So now that this bill has been signed, I can assure you that every projection in it will be kickstarted so that the record of performance accorded to this administration in the year 2024 will be surpassed in this year.”
“Let me thank my management team, that is, my exco, for all the support, most especially my deputy and everyone—the Commissioner for Finance, Budget, and the acting Internal Revenue Chairman—for the wonderful job they did last year. We expect you to do more because we have a bigger task ahead of us.”
“We have made some promises to our people in education, health, and agriculture. We must ensure we make a good impact, just like we have done in the areas of road infrastructure and other aspects of the economy.”
“Let me, on this note, thank everyone and wish you a happy and prosperous New Year ahead as we continue the journey of making Rivers State great again”
