Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said there is no price too great for him to pay for peace to reign in the state.
Recall that the governor and other stakeholders entered into an eight-point agreement in Abuja on Monday in a bid to end the political crisis in the state.
The agreement was reached after President Bola Tinubu met with Wike, Fubara and other stakeholders at the State House.
The governor while addressing a special convocation ceremony at the Pamo University of Medical Sciences on Tuesday, December 19 said he is Ready to pay the price for peace.
“Let me say this to my dear state. I call you my dear state because the support you have shown to me within this period is unmeasurable. Ordinarily, I don’t even know them or have any contact with them but they stood by me. There is no amount that is too big to pay for peace. I will continue to pay it.” he said
Governor Fubara also assured the people of the state that his administration would ensure access to quality education and healthcare in the state
He said: “While some progress has been made, it is obvious that a lot still needs to be done to achieve our collective aspirations for universal access to quality education and healthcare for our people.
“I need not say that no society can progress without educated and healthy people.”
Recall that Fubara and Nyesom Wike’s feud split lawmakers in the House with 27 of them defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
It also saw 9 commissioners of his cabinet tendering their resignation.
