Former governor of Rivers state, Peter Odili, has praised Governor Siminalayi Fubara for standing up for the people’s interests and endorsed him as the state’s political leader.
Odili, who held office from 1999 to 2007, claimed that Fubara is currently the political head of the oil-rich south-south state since he won his election through both the ballot and the legal system.
He spoke on Thursday, April 11, at the commissioning of a Primary Healthcare Centre donated by his PAMO Foundation in Ndoni, his hometown in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area.
He emphasised the strategic importance of Rivers state, saying that if the state sneezes, the entire nation catches cold, urging him to act with this awareness in all his decisions.
Odili also ranked Fubara high for his accomplishments in his first year of office, highlighting his emphasis on improving the welfare of the populace in particular.
He added that Fubara’s administration is in line with President Bola Tinubu’s vision, particularly in the health sector, given the recent Federal Government introduction of the Primary Healthcare Fellows program.
Odili encouraged the governor to continue aligning with the president and his policies to garner federal government attention and support to the state.
