…Granted, the Supreme Court judgment was against Fubara, but by his actions since then, he has made it seem as if it played to his strength.
They boxed Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara into a tight corner, expecting him to lose his mind and act recklessly thereby causing chaos and anarchy in Rivers State so they could have enough reason to either impeach him or declare a state of emergency. But Fubara is smarter. His decision not only to accept the Supreme Court judgment but also to show a convincing willingness to represent the budget to the Amaewhule-led House is a masterstroke.
The same people who wickedly gave him a 48-hour ultimatum to present the budget no longer want him to present it. They had assumed Fubara would be unwilling, but he beat them at their own game. Now, they have gone on recess without announcing a date to reconvene. They have shown they are cowards and enemies of the state and sooner than later the real owners of the state(the people) whom they set out to punish by their dirty politics will come for their heads.
When I wrote earlier that Fubara is not the weakling many label him to be, some people didn’t see what I saw. Granted, the Supreme Court judgment was against Fubara, but by his actions since then, he has made it seem as if it played to his strength. He has also exposed to the public the true intentions of Wike and his boys. The FCT minister and his boys had asked the governor to obey the court judgment and Fubara wittingly agreed with them and now they don’t want the governor to present the budget to them as ordered by the Supreme Court. Funny characters.
Fubara understands that as the Chief Security Officer of the state, he cannot engage in actions that endanger the lives and property of his people. He is demonstrating strength of character. The average Nigerian governor would have made the state uninhabitable for the FCT minister and his errand “honorable” boys, which is what most Nigerians expected and still expect Fubara to do. But he has not done that and might never do it. Instead, what he has done, which is far more important, is to ensure peace in the state, win the support of the people, and dismantle the booby trap set by his detractors.
