Rivers State Chief Executive, Siminalayi Fubara, has promised to carry out the report of the State Commission of Inquiry on the obliteration of local government secretariats, regardless of who is involved.
The State Chief Executive Fubara made this promise during the presentation of the commission’s report by its Chairman, Justice Ibiwengi Minakiri, a serving Judge of the State High Court, at the Executive Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt.
The State Chief Executive focused on the need to end what he portrayed as “unreasonable violence in politics,” communicating that politics ought not to be synonymous with savagery but a contest of ideas without permanent enemies or friends.
He lauded the commission for their versatility in following through with the task notwithstanding endeavours to foil their work, including legal challenges and other blockades.
State Chief Executive Fubara inquired why anyone would go against a commission devoted to unravelling the truth, and expressed scepticism that individuals who put in resources in building council complexes could later obliterate their own legacies.
Referring to past occurrences, he linked those liable for the recent attacks on council buildings to previous demonstrations of violence, including the bombing of courts before the 2015 elections.
Emphasizing his position on accountability, the State Chief Executive affirmed that no one, including himself, is above the law.
The Chairman of the seven-member commission, Justice Ibiwengi Minakiri, itemized the approach used to gather the report.
She noted that visits to affected local government areas; Khana, Eleme, Ikwerre, Emohua, and Obio/Akpor were instrumental in ascertaining claims from submitted memoranda.
As indicated by Justice Minakiri, the commission’s proceedings uncovered secret realities about the state and were concluded on November 28, within the specified 30 days assigned by the Rivers State Chief Executive.
The report, presented in four volumes, includes memoranda, exhibits, records of proceedings, and findings.
Justice Minakiri encouraged Lead representative Fubara to execute the recommendations to guarantee lasting peace in the state.
She said a few individuals, indicted in the memoranda, neglected to show up before the commission for their defence.
She concluded by communicating hope that the report’s implementation ought to stop future savagery and re-establish stability across Rivers State.
