Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has pledged to spend his time in office executing tenable programmes and delivering services that will both improve the quality of life of all residents and create lasting impact for posterity.
Governor Fabura also urged wives of police officers to be deliberate in advising their husbands to continue to discharge their duties in a professional manner since it is the best way to defend the truth.
Governor Fubara gave the charge when he received in audience the National President of Police Officers Wives’ Association (POWA), Mrs. Elizabeth Egbetokun, who is also the wife of the Inspector-General of Police, at Government House in Port Harcourt, Friday night.
There are self-styled adversaries against his administration who want to frustrate governance, and cause distraction with provocative acts that are intended to induce violence, the governor noted.
“As a government, I know that you know all the stories around us. But we will continue to do the best we can for our people. At the end of the day, what people want to see or what they want to hear is the mark that we have made. It is not the level of distraction that we have been faced or that is confronting us.
“It is the impact that we have made in governance that will count. So, we will make sure that we continue to do that, focusing on the ball. We know that we have started well; one day, it will end, and we will leave. So, because we know that we have decided to take the path of peace (we are happy),” he said.
He enjoined wives of police officers to fervently pray for his administration, and ensure that they advise their husbands to continue to stand on the path of truth, saying the task might be very challenging for them, but it should not matter whose ox is gored, because it is only the truth that eventually will last forever.
He harped on the importance of building a good name that should reckon in history and serve as reflection of how well one has conducted himself in the service of the people.
He said: “When that name is mentioned somewhere, let people say, ooh, this is a good man. You won’t be there again to defend it but the name can make you pass through. The truth is that we are the head, but you are the neck that controls the head.
“So, help us, pray for Rivers State, and intercede for us. There are places that we cannot reach, but our message today is going to those places. So, please, that is the request we are making as a government. We do not want any trouble, what we are doing here is governance.
“The Bible doesn’t make a mistake when it says ‘the sins of the fathers will come upon their children’. So, we should learn and work as professionals. This is very important.”
He acknowledged the lofty accomplishments of POWA and how the association has also supported widows among them with lifelines to cushion the burden of life challenges on them.
The governor said: “I strongly believe that if the Commissioner of Police (CP) is not doing what is right, you won’t be here. It means he is living up to his responsibility”.
