Fubara in high spirits, assures on project completion

Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers State, has said that he was in high spirits, as he assured the people of his administration’s commitment to the completion of the various ongoing infrastructure projects located in different parts of the state.

Fubara, who gave this indication on Friday while inspecting the level of work on the new Airport Road Bypass in Port Harcourt, disclosed that the project had reached 65 percent completion stage.

He said that in spite of recent developments on the political scene, he expressed readiness to continue with the task of governance, especially the delivery of projects that will impact positively on the lives of the people.

“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.y

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Fubara said his administration conceived the idea of constructing a bypass to the Airport Road to create an alternative route for the communities around the airport and avoid a situation where some of their activities could cause obstruction along the main highway leading to the Port Harcourt International Airport.

“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,” he said.

The governor, who was conducted round the project site by the contractors, expressed delight at the pace of work on the road, disclosing that the total project will be delivered before October 2026.

Recall that Fubara, last Wednesday, stepped down from the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and affirmed his membership and support for the party.