The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed readiness to work with Governor Siminalayi Fubara when he resumes office on September 18.
The State Chairman of the party, Chief Tony Okocha, gave the assurance during a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Okocha said the party would collaborate with the governor in the interest of the state but maintained that such cooperation would not prevent the APC from constructively criticising his administration.
“The governor who was suspended will return to office on September 18. The APC will work with him when he returns. There are states where the governor and the assembly belong to different parties, so we are going to work with him. However, that will not take away our right to criticise him when he does wrong. The local government chairmen will also cooperate with him, but we will not support any vicious policies,” Okocha stated.
Governor Fubara was suspended on March 18 by President Bola Tinubu, who declared a six-month state of emergency in Rivers State. The suspension also affected the deputy governor and the State House of Assembly, with a sole administrator appointed to oversee the affairs of government during the period.
