God Has Prepared A Table For Me In The Presence Of My Enemies – Fubara Speaks After Court Order On Rivers State Assembly

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday, reacted to Thursday’s court judgement on the State House of Assembly.

The Governor on Friday, while reacting to the court order which recognised Martins Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers as members of the state House of Assembly, said there is no government without its own challenges, and nothing good comes easy.

Fubara added that the current happenings can be likened to a biblical verse of God preparing a table before him in the presence of his enemies.

He assured that his administration would not be distracted and would remain committed to providing critical infrastructure required for the speedy development of the state and the good of the people.

Naijaonpoint reports the Governor said this shortly after he inspected the ongoing reconstruction of the Zonal Hospital project at Bori Town, the headquarters of Khana Local Government Area.

The Governor’s entourage which included the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Adaeze Oreh, and the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon Victor Kii, were received by the chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Council, Amb Marvin Yobana.

“I know that a lot of you will be wondering what is going on and all that. The government has its own challenges. If you go to the book of Psalm 23 verse 5, in the Bible, it says that God prepares a table before you; it can be before anybody. But there is an underlined word that should be noted here: it said ‘in the presence of your enemies’. So, it means that nothing comes easy.

“I want to assure every one of you and the good people of Rivers State, that we are not deterred. We have made our promises, we will continue to give you good governance, no matter how difficult it is.

“But, like I said before, the worst is over. We are moving on to ensure that we continue to provide what is needed for the development of our State,” Fubara said, according to a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Nelson Chukwudi.

The Rivers State Governor further identified sectors like healthcare, education, and agriculture as top priority areas that his administration would focus on to ensure the people of Rivers State enjoy the benefits of good governance.

He said: “We are here today. I believe that from next week, we should be visiting Degema, Ahoada, and Omoku, and also ensure that we visit the site of the Modern General and Psychiatric Hospitals in Rumuigbo to see the extent of work that is going on.

“But for now, we are satisfied with what we are seeing here. When we say: zonal hospital, this project is not just for the people of Khana. It is not just for the people of Gokana, even my own constituency, Opobo/Nkoro will also benefit from this facility.

“So, we are assuring the good people of this senatorial district that we will make sure that we put it to completion and good use.”

Fubara explained that his administration did not meet any functional zonal hospital, but just as promised to the people of the state, his government would ensure all the zonal hospitals are back to standard.

He said: “You could remember that I did promise our people that one of the most important areas our budget for the year 2025 will focus on is healthcare, education, and agriculture.

“As part of what we did promise our people in the year 2024, that all the Zonal Hospitals, we will do our best to ensure that they come up and are put to use, we are here to inspect the extent of work that is ongoing.

“When we met them (hospitals), their conditions were really bad. There was no accommodation for the medical officers, the doctors, the nurses, and we also added a mortuary to have a full package of what a hospital should be.”