{"id":128950,"date":"2023-12-08T16:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/08\/i-wont-surrender-my-mandate-despite-intimidation-gov-fubara\/"},"modified":"2023-12-08T16:02:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:02:53","slug":"i-wont-surrender-my-mandate-despite-intimidation-gov-fubara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/08\/i-wont-surrender-my-mandate-despite-intimidation-gov-fubara\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Won\u2019t Surrender My Mandate Despite Intimidation\u2019 \u2013 Gov Fubara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has said that no level of intimidation deliberately staged in some quarters will make him abandon the mandate given to him to serve, protect, and advance the fortunes of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Fubara made this known on Thursday while declaring open the 115 and 116 combined Quarterly General Meeting of the State\u2019s Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed his commitment to serve with humility, sincerity of purpose, and accountability despite the crisis rocking the state.<\/p>\n<p>Fubara said: \u201cAlthough these are trying times, let us not forget that Rivers State is our collective inheritance, presently under my watch, to protect, defend, and advance it as the Governor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0\u201cFubara Destroyed Political Structure In Three Weeks\u201d \u2013 Wike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI assure you that I will not fail in this responsibility, nor will I surrender our mandate and progress to intimidation, blackmail, and deliberate sabotage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reaffirm my earlier statement and recommit myself to the path of peace, as there is nothing to gain in a state of needless crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will also take deliberate steps to unlock the entrepreneurial spirit among our teeming unemployed youths through viable initiatives on skills development, entrepreneurship training, and targeted investments in commercial agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must all be worried about the plight of our youths, especially those in rural communities, most of whom are poor, neglected, and almost forgotten in the government\u2019s development plans, policies, and actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we all know, no human society can progress without peace and security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will therefore urge you to continue to work tirelessly for the preservation of peace and security to attract sustainable development to your communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1360630697\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has said that no level of intimidation deliberately staged in some quarters will make him abandon the mandate given to him to serve, protect, and advance the fortunes of the state. 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