Peter Odili says Gov Fubara now PDP leader in Rivers State

Former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili, has declared Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the political leader of the state, praising him for defending the interests of the people. Odili stated this at the commissioning of a Primary Healthcare Centre donated by his PAMO Foundation in Ndoni, his hometown, in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area. Odili, who served between 1999 and 2007, stated that Fubara, having secured his electoral victory through the ballot and the courts, had become the political leader of the oil-rich South-south state. He emphasised the strategic importance of Rivers State, warning that if the state sneezes, the entire nation catches cold. Odili urged Fubara to act with this awareness in all its decisions. Assessing Fubara’s performance, Odili commended him for making significant strides in critical sectors within his first year in office, particularly focusing on the well-being of the people. He stated that Fubara’s administration was in alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda, especially in the health sector, following the recent launch of the Primary Healthcare Fellows scheme by the Federal Government. Odili encouraged the governor to maintain alignment with the President and his policies to attract the federal government’s attention and support to the state.