Fubara Drums Support For Akpabio, Abbas …Says Rivers Support Is In National Interest

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared the stance of the State to support the All Progressives Congress, (APC) preferred choices of Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President and Hon. Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The 10th National Assembly is expected to be proclaimed by the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, tomorrow.
Fubara, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Boniface Onyedi, made this declaration while meeting with the National Assembly members-elect of Rivers State at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt, last Friday,
He explained that the Rivers State support for Akpabio and Abbas was to advance Nigeria’s interest.
According to him, the position of the State should be the interest of all elected National Assembly members from Rivers State who are expected to be formally admitted to either of the chambers when proclaimed.
The governor, therefore, charged members-elect not to veer off the declared interest of the state but to remain focused in electing the preferred choices.
He admonished the members-elect to always work together as a team to make the desired impact and enjoy the dividends that follow.
Fubara assured the members-elect of continuous support for them to remain relevant in national affairs.
Speaking on behalf of the members-elect, the Senator-elect for Rivers South East Senatorial District, Sen. Barry Mpigi, commended the governor for the strategic meeting and assured that the lawmakers-elect would certainly work in line with the charge of the governor as the leader of the State.