Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has cried out that the the political crisis that has enveloped his state in the last couple of months is taking a devastating toll on his emotional well-being.
Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is the FCT minister, have been engaged in a fierce tussle over the control of governance and politics in the oil-rich state.
“I feel heavy in my spirit. It’s not been easy, I can say it,” Fubara said during a thanksgiving service to celebrate the Supreme Court judgment which affirmed his election as Rivers governor.
The event coincided with the 49th birthday of the Governor.
In his speech at the service, Fubara said his family were suffering because of the political crisis in the State.
He told the congregants that a lot of people who ought to have attended the thanksgiving service were absent, apparently referring to Mr Wike, who is now the FCT minister.
“I want to ask a question. When I look at your faces, I see so much excitement, I see happiness. But the question is, am I happy? That is the question, am I happy?
“Does God give you a gift or a blessing and add sorrow to it?
“No,” the congregants retorted.
