Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has stated that the purpose of governance is to protect lives, property, and provide essential amenities for the people.
Fubara made the remark during the inauguration of the renovated Fire Service headquarters, located near Isaac Borough Park at Mile 1, Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
He said that this knowledge had spurred his administration into to concentrating on providing people-oriented projects including the rehabilitated Fire Station.
He stated that the station would assist in strengthening the emergency response, explaining that previously, the state lost a lot lives and property in fire incidents due to lack of equipment.
According to him, “We lost the Mile One Market because we couldn’t respond adequately.
‘’We lost, even what we call, the Fruit Garden Market because we could not respond.
‘’Are we talking about houses, lives that have been lost in this state because of inadequate fire service?”
Fubara said that the state used to depend on the multinationals like Agip and Shell for quick response needs but with the station, well-equipped with everything needed in fire station, it is now efficient.
He narrated that some days ago, a tanker fell along the Woji-Elelenwo Road but immediately, the state fire service responded and arrested the situation.
According to him, what we are doing today is to showcase to the world that there is governance in this state.
‘’Not governance for the sake of governance, but governance that is purpose-driven, governance that is interested in projects that will change the lives of our people.
‘’We are not interested whether those people who are commissioned to undermine us are unhappy, that is not our business; our business is about Rivers State and Rivers people”, he stated.
