Fubara says political developments won’t stop Rivers projects

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured Rivers residents that ongoing infrastructure projects across the state will be completed despite recent political developments.

The governor gave the assurance on Friday while inspecting the ongoing Airport Road Bypass project in Port Harcourt, saying his administration remained focused on governance and project delivery.

According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Onwuka Nzeshi, Fubara said the road project had reached about 65 per cent completion.

“I want to assure our people that notwithstanding the situation of things, one thing that I can promise everyone, is that every good work that we have started, by the special grace of God, will continue and we will complete them. We’re in high spirits. Like, we always say, Rivers First,” he said.

Fubara explained that the bypass was conceived to provide an alternative route to the Port Harcourt International Airport whenever protests or disputes in surrounding communities obstruct movement along the main airport road.

The governor stated,” We’ve always had these issues where the community may want to express their anger or dissatisfaction over some activities of the airport authorities, in the process they always block the airport road.

“We thought that in this modern society, such actions are not necessary anymore because whenever it happens, it affects the economic activities of the state. So we liaised with the community and created this bypass.”

The governor, who was taken round the project site by contractors, expressed satisfaction with the pace of work and disclosed that the project would be completed before October 2026.

Fubara’s remarks come barely a day after the All Progressives Congress declared Kingsley Chinda as its governorship candidate for Rivers State ahead of the 2027 elections.

Chinda emerged unopposed after Fubara, businessman Tonye Cole and other aspirants withdrew from the APC primary.

The Rivers governor has been embroiled in a prolonged political crisis with his predecessor, Nyesome Wike, leading to months of tension within the state’s political structure and the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.