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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State on Sunday said God allowed the crisis in the state to perfect ‘political freedom’.
This was as Fubara declared that rather than getting weak, he’s getting stronger daily.
He spoke during a thanksgiving service to celebrate the appointment of His Royal Majesty, Eze Chike Worlu Wodo, as the Chairman of Rivers State Traditional Rulers Council at the Shepard’s Hill Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
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The governor said he and his team has not been overwhelmed due to the involvement of God.
He said, “I also believe that what you are calling trouble is not trouble to me. I see it as God’s purpose for a new direction for our State.
“He has taken us higher, right from the first day, which is why, rather than getting weak, we are getting stronger and bolder everyday.
“We want to finish our work, and our story will be those who led with the fear of God. We might not be perfect in everything, but in the end, there should be a reason why the angels should not allow our bodies to be taken by the devil.”
This is coming amid Fubara’s face-off with his predecessor, Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.
Fubara and Wike have been at loggerheads over the political structure of the state.
In other news, some of the residents of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road, Abuja, took to the streets on Friday to protest the demolition of their homes by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike.
The Eastern Updates reports that Wike had previously ordered a task force, “Operation Sweep,” to demolish Ruga and other communities within the nation’s capital to clear the city of perceived nuisances and criminal activities.
Leading the demonstration, renowned lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju, along with Vincent Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMark, said the demolition was carried out with malicious intent.
Adeyanju expressed concern, stating that the task force burned many houses and destroyed property worth millions of naira.
He urged President Bola Tinubu to consider the plight of poor people who had been driven from their homes in Borno and other northern states due to insecurity in the region.
