Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has attributed his continuation in office after the six-month emergency rule to the “special favour” of President Bola Tinubu, while reiterating his administration’s commitment to fully funding the university and supporting its staff and students.
The governor made the remarks while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to sustaining funding for Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwu, Port Harcourt, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the state’s education sector. He spoke during the combined 37th and 38th convocation of the university on Saturday.
Addressing challenges raised by the RSU management, Fubara noted that many issues would not have arisen if democracy had not been temporarily interrupted in the state.
“Like you said, a report was given to us. But you all know what happened in the life of our administration. It is only by the special grace of God, the special favour from Mr President, that we are standing here still as the ones presiding over the affairs of Rivers State,” he said.
