ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Blessing Fubara, brother of Siminalayi Fubara, has officially declared his intention to contest the Rivers State governorship election on the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, (NDC), promising to serve only a single four-year term if elected.
Speaking ahead of the party’s primary election, the governorship aspirant described himself as a prepared, capable and energetic candidate determined to restore peace, political stability and economic prosperity to Rivers State.
According to him, the state has experienced political and economic setbacks in recent times, leading to lost investments and missed opportunities.
“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.
Fubara called for a united movement across political and ethnic divides to reclaim what he described as 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.
The aspirant also pledged to uphold the state’s zoning arrangement, insisting that the Rivers South-East Senatorial District must be allowed to complete its eight-year tenure in power.
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“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 further promised to spend only one term in office if elected governor.
“I have vowed to do just a four-year one-term tenure to bring the expected prosperity and development in Rivers State,” he added.
Fubara argued that political strength should not be judged by financial power alone, maintaining that widespread grassroots 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 also urged supporters across the state’s 23 local government areas to mobilise massively ahead of the party’s primary election.
In addition, the governorship hopeful appealed to what he described as his “elder brother” in the race to step down in support of what he called “the uprising of the people” aimed at restoring prosperity and stability to the state.
Warning against any disruption of the existing zoning arrangement, he said altering the senatorial rotation system would set a dangerous precedent for the state’s political future.
“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.