Gov Fubara Don Go Church After Emergency Rule, Beg People Make Dem Still Dey Pray

By Dr. Odimientimi Agbedeyi
Global Egberi Media International

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, don call church people and Rivers people make dem no tire for prayer as e resume work after di six-month emergency rule wey dem put for di state.

Gov Fubara wey don go back to office last Thursday talk dis one for St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Opobo Town on Sunday. Na him first public waka since dem lift di emergency rule. Di service na part of “2025 Harvest of Divine Possibilities” and e double as him personal thanksgiving to God.

Gov Fubara Thank God, Thank People

Governor Fubara talk say e no fit thank God and Rivers people finish for di fasting and prayer wey dem do for am when wahala dey.

“I come here with my wife this first Sunday after dem suspend state of emergency. As family we no fit thank God finish. Na just to come worship for our home church. When my story end, na this church go lead me enter my next journey. So I must come thank God quietly for wetin e don do, wetin e dey do and wetin e go still do — no be just for me and my family but for Rivers State and Nigeria.”

E still compare prayer to money wey you deposit for bank, talk say di result go show when e time reach.

Call for Peace

Gov Fubara still talk say peace na di most important thing wey people need for progress.

“Di biggest gift wey person fit get na peace. If peace dey for house, sickness and worry go reduce. Peace for community go attract development. Peace inside person body go bring better health. Make everybody hold peace well well as e be key for unity and progress for our state.”

E talk dis one as e join world mark International Day of Peace.

Church People Pray for Rivers

Venerable Emmanuel Nwuju, Vicar of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, pray for di Governor, him family and Rivers people. Dem pray for wisdom, protection and better progress for di state.

People Wey Follow Gov Fubara

Plenty stakeholders follow Governor go church. People wey follow am include:

• Lady Valerie Siminalayi Fubara, First Lady of Rivers

• Dr. Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff

• Chief Oris Onyiri, Amaopusenibo Fubara Hart, Hon. Damiete Herbert Miller, Chief Theodore Georgewill

• Barrister James A. James, Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro LGA

• Mrs. Gladys Daniel Legg-Jack, Vice Chairman of Opobo/Nkoro LGA

• Other community leaders wey show face.

New Beginning for Rivers

People see dis first outing as Governor Fubara way of rededicate himself to serve Rivers well and bring peace back. Him call for prayer show say e wan carry everybody along for di new journey of governance.

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Source: Vanguard News (September 21, 2025)

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Tags: #SiminalayiFubara #RiversState #Peace #Thanksgiving #Prayer #RiversPolitics #NigeriaNews #GlobalEgberi

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