The member representing Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Boniface Emerengwa, has pledged loyalty and support to the Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara.
This pledge of allegiance is coming shortly after some loyalists of the FCT Minister resigned their positions supposedly to support Fubara’s administration to succeed.
Notable among them was the resignation of Rt. Hon. Achor Prince Nna, the Leader of Obio/Akpor Legislative Council and Councillor representing Ward 9 which covers Rumuepirikom and Elioparanwo communities.
Others are the Supervisor for Youths and Sports in Obio/Akpor Local Government Council and member representing Obio/Akpor Ward 17, Hon Newman Ogbonda, the President General of Akpor Consultative Assembly, Chief Hanny Woko, the Supervisory Councillor for Health and Social Welfare in Asari-Toru Local Government Council, Dr Ipalibo Jenberetoa George.
The governor while accepting Emerengwa’s pledge of loyalty reaffirmed that his government would never be distracted from delivering on its promises to the people of the state.
A release by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, quoted Fubara to have made the commitment when he received the ranking member of the House of Representatives, who visited him at Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday evening, to show solidarity and support to the governor.
According to the statement, Emerengwa who hails from Ikwerre LGA explained that “he was throwing his total support and loyalty to the administration because it was undisputable that the governor is both the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, and the State.
“Elected House of Representatives member in 2015, Hon Emerengwa, said he had come to the realisation that it was unnecessary and futile to continue to struggle and fight over who controls the party and leads the State when the party and the nation’s constitutions were clear on the issue.
“A very strong politician in Ikwerre Ethnic Nationality, Hon Emerengwa, pledged to mobilise thousands of his supporters in his constituency and lead them to join the Governor in his efforts of take the State to heights of sustained peace and development.
“The former chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area said that Rivers people had made their choice through their votes and gave their mandate to Governor Fubara. He said, having secured electoral victory on March 18, 2023, which had been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Governor Fubara had become the Number One Citizen of the State as prescribed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“He noted that only the blind will not see the giant strides Governor Fubara was already making in various sectors of the State, adding that the best way to assist the State grow as Rivers people was to support the Governor in every way possible to achieve sustainable peace and accelerate inclusive development of the State.”
It added that Emerengwa was accompanied to government house by three other House of Representatives members, Hon Awaji-Inombek Abiante of Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency; Hon Boma Goodhead of Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru Federal Constituency; and Hon Anderson Allison Igbiks of Okrika-Ogu/Bolo Federal Constituency, who are strong supporters of Fubara.
The statement further recalled that “Hon Emerengwa is an accomplished lawyer and politician, who was a former Ikwerre Local Government Chairman between January 1, 1999 and January 1, 2002, and former Rivers State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007.
“He had served as Ward Councilor between January 1, 1987 and January 1, 1990; and Council Secretary between January 1, 1990 and January 1, 1999.”
