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.
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 shortchanged. 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.
