Fubara has done a lot in his first year in office – Pro-Democracy Group

The Pro-Democracy Coalition of Nigeria has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of River State on his first year in office.

The group made this known in a statement on Thursday in reaction to claims by the embattled caretaker chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, on the Rivers State government.

According to the statement signed by its President, Comr. Jack Thomas Okocha, has been economical with the truth when it comes to projects inherited in the state.

The statement said: “As a Pro-democratic group that is carefully following events in Rivers State, we can attest to the giant strides recorded by the governor of River State, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara in his first year in office.

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“So, we wonder how Okocha would describe the administration of His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara as a govenment in intensive care unit.

“Contrary to claims by the embattled Rivers APC chairman that, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara didn’t acknowledge former Governor Nyesom Wike for inherited projects, we wish to draw the attention of Okocha to the statement by His Excellency Fubara during the presentation of his one year score card last Wednesday at a townhall meeting in Portharcourt where the governor categorically disclosed that, his administration inherited 34 uncompleted road projects worth over 225.279 billion naira spread across 13 local government areas of the state.

“Fubara further disclosed that, out of the 34 inherited projects, his administration has completed 12 while others were ongoing. Okocha needs to know that the projects Fubara admitted he inherited and completed were not initiated by his administration, but his predecessor(s).

“On the claims by Okocha that Fubara has done nothing in office in his first year in office, we shall not fail to remind Mr Okocha that, the administration of His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara administration has commissioned 21 road projects totalling about 68km across several local government of the state.

“The administration has also recorded tremendous achievements in other sectors like education, health, human capital development, among others.

“Fubara’s one year score card has earned him tremendous commendation withing and outside the country, with the latest coming from the Association of Nigerian Professionals in Europe, ANPE, In a statement signed by its President, Dr Reginald Agamah, describing Governor Fubara as an asset to Nigeria’s democracy.”