“I’m building psychiatric hospital in Wike’s LGA cuz they’ll need it soon” — Governor Fubara spills

• Governor Siminalayi Fubara approves the construction of a modern psychiatric hospital in Obi Akpor Local Government Area, a move endorsed by Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory.

• Fubara plans to build a psychiatric hospital due to the need for it in the area, despite ongoing disagreements between Wike and Fubara regarding Rivers State governance.

• The minister accuses the governor of abandoning those who supported him to attain his current position.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has approved the construction of a state-of-the-art psychiatric hospital in Obi Akpor Local Government Area, which also happens to be Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), his estranged godfather’s LGA.

Fubara claimed that he is developing the psychiatric hospital because the residents in the area will need it soon.

According to Gistlover Wike and Fubara have had an ongoing disagreements about Rivers State’s governance.

The minister accuses the governor of forsaking people who helped him to his current position.

However, speaking at a reception organised for him by a group, the Ijaw Peoples Assembly, in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Wike boasted that when the time comes, he will teach Fubara and his supporters a big lesson in the state.

“It is the beautiful pride. That is why they are struggling, coupled with the improvement in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) we have done. That is why they are struggling, we know. But, do it with modesty, you don’t need to destroy the house.”

He said: “Imagine in Rivers they are contemplating of APP. It is not about money. Money does not move. You can have all the money but if there is no capacity there is no capacity.

“All the things you see are people envious of our growth. We have defeated them severally and if opportunity comes again, we will defeat them We have not started politics, when the time comes, we will play politics. Our job is politics. Tell them to keep their party ready. We will teach them what is called politics.”

However, in response to the Inter-denominational Church Thanksgiving Service held on Sunday at St. Paul’s Cathedral of the Anglican Communion in Garrison Junction, Port Harcourt, as part of activities commemorating Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day, Fubara stated that what he accomplished in one year outweighed his opponents’ performance over eight years.

“They even say, they don’t know what we are doing. Let me remind them, it is Fubara that signed the paper to borrow from Zenith Bank the N200billion for the construction of the Port Harcourt Ring Road. So, it is my project. It is Fubara that awarded the Trans-Kalabari Road that they couldn’t do. They did only a bridge from Krakrama, but I am the one doing it: the complete span, and it is N225billion. I didn’t borrow.

“It is this same Fubara that is building a General Hospital, which I also included a Psychiatric Hospital because they will need it very soon. So, tell them that what I did in one year is what they did in 8 years. It is only empty container that makes noise. If God has given you opportunity, eat your plantain and keep quiet. God will continue to give us the strength to do the best for our people, without fear.

“Very soon, you will see what we are doing. It is not about doing roads to your business interest. I don’t have any business interest. Whatever I am doing, I am doing it for the people of Rivers State. We will not take any decision that we cannot defend. We won’t be part of anything that will bring any form of disgrace to our dear State. This State is important to us. It is the only thing that we have.