•Blessing Fubara and former Governor Seriake Dickson
Blessing Fubara, brother of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his intention to contest the Rivers State governorship election under the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), vowing to serve only one term if elected.
Speaking ahead of the party’s primary election, Fubara described himself as a “ready, competent and energetic” candidate committed to restoring peace, stability, and economic prosperity in Rivers State, reports Vanguard.
According to him, the state has suffered politically and economically in recent times.
“We have lost opportunities. We have lost investments. We have lost our dignity as a people. We have lost our pride as Rivers people,” he said.
The governorship hopeful called for what he described as a collective “uprising” across political and ethnic lines to reclaim the state’s lost glory.
“Today, we see a Rivers State that is distressed. Today, we see a Rivers State that is short-changed. Today, we see a Rivers State that seems almost like a conquered state. No, we are not a conquered people,” he stated.
Fubara also pledged to preserve the state’s zoning arrangement, insisting that the Rivers South-East Senatorial District must complete its eight-year tenure.
“We have vowed to you to keep the peaceful existence of the political rotation of Rivers State according to our founding fathers by our districts,” he said.
He added, “I have vowed to do just a four-year one-term tenure to bring the expected prosperity and development in Rivers State.”
The aspirant argued that political influence should not be measured by financial strength, maintaining that popular support remained his greatest advantage.
“We might not challenge the financial capacity that they have, but we know that we have the people, so we are richer in capacity,” he said.
He further called on supporters across the state’s 23 local government areas to mobilise massively for the party’s primary election.
Fubara also appealed to what he described as his “elder brother” in the race to step down in support of “the uprising of the people” aimed at restoring the state’s prosperity and stability.
“It sets a very wrong and dangerous precedent if we alter the senatorial rotation of our leadership and governance in the state,” he warned, while promising to restore peace and strengthen governance if elected governor.
