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Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, says his government has recorded success in the fight against illegal bunkering and that the little his government is doing is being sabotaged by some persons who do not want to see any good in what he is doing.
The governor expressed delight that the success will further be sustained, given the commendable interest shown by the Presidency.
Fubara spoke when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, who led a delegation of the Joint Federal Government Team on Security of National Assets on a courtesy visit to Government House in Port Harcourt on Wednesday.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, and sent to newsmen.
The governor said those saboteurs are not only attempting to disrupt the course of delivery of critical projects and good governance but extended it to create disaffection within the thriving business climate.
Fubara stated that he is not deterred by those acts because there is a stronger determination to rewrite the story and ensure that Rivers people get the best while the national economy does not suffer from what happens in the State.
He said, “You know what they say, everything might not be God’s wish, but everything worketh for God’s desire.
“We are faced with a situation where the little that we are doing here are being sabotaged by some persons who do not want to see any good in what we are doing.
“This is not just in the aspect of governance, but also in the aspect of economic activities of this country. And, one way or the other, this particular moment has created an opportunity for us to rewrite those stories.”
In his speech, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said his visit was to assess the level of implementation of their directives towards achieving the mandate of Mr President in securing the oil-producing areas and ensuring that crude oil production increases.
He also said he was going to inaugurate the two committees: the Defense Joint Monitoring Team and the Defense Joint Intelligence Infusion Centre.
He stated, “Now, why we have these two is to enhance the work we already have been doing on the ground. We have observed over time that there are gaps in the activities ongoing, and for us to be able to achieve the mandate of the Commander-in-Chief and President of Nigeria, we have to do things differently.
“And firstly, what we did was that with Operation Delta Safe (ODS), we made sure that all the security forces and other agencies were working together under the Joint Task Force,”
Musa added the Infusion Centre is tasked to also harmonize all the intelligence agencies together, and gather all the information, whether it deals with oil production or other acts of criminality that will help in taking direct action to ensure that there is peace.
The Chief of Defence Staff also expressed appreciation to Governor Fubara for creating an enabling environment with his sterling leadership style.
He noted that there is zero rancor which has engendered peace and security as seen in Rivers State.
