Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has dissociated himself from a viral video linking his supporters to a Niger Delta militant group and the explosion of oil and gas facilities in the state.
The governor, in a statement issued today by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi said the purported video clips were fake and malicious.
According to the statement, the communities where the purported incidents are alleged to have occurred have already dismissed any claims of explosions on oil and gas facilities in their domains.
The governor’s spokesman insisted that Fubara has no link to any militant group, does not contemplate any such association, and has no reason to encourage any criminal group or elements, anywhere in the State or Niger Delta, to undertake any action inimical to the peace of the people or safety and security of oil and gas facilities, and by extension, the economy of the country.
He also warned purveyors of violence and economic sabotage in the state to steer clear and avoid any attempt to use the governor’s name or capitalise on the present political crisis to foment trouble in the State.
