Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has stressed the role of peace in the delivery of good governance and development of the state and the country
He assured the people of the state of his administration’s readiness to continue to promote peace in Rivers for the overall benefit of all the residents and those doing business in the state.
Governor Fubara spoke when he received members of the International Association of World Peace Advocates, Eminent Peace Ambassadors, Rivers State chapter on a road walk to commemorate the 2024 International Day of Peace at the Government House, Port Harcourt yesterday.
Represented by the state’s head of service, Dr George Nwaeke, the governor emphasised the need for the residents to continue to preach the message of peace in the state and Nigeria at large, particularly at this time when the country is at crossroads.
He thanked members of the association for embarking on the road walk to mark the International Day of Peace and for identifying with the peaceful disposition of his administration.
In a statement issued yesterday by the chief press secretary to the governor Nelson Chukwudi, he quoted Nwaeke as saying, “Thank you for identifying with the governor and the special qualities he possesses. Like you said, he has the capacity, but he refuses to fight back. That shows innermost strength, and that’s a very important ingredient for peace. Our governor possesses it in exceeding volume.
“So, I want to thank you for marking today: the International Day of Peace. We need to preach peace to all corners of our state. We need to preach peace in our families, especially in this season that we find ourselves as Rivers people and as Nigerians,” he said.
Earlier, the director of International Association of World Peace Advocates, Eminent Peace Ambassadors in Rivers State, Juliet Wokocha, had said the road walk was part of the activities line up by the United Nations body to mark the event with the theme: “Cultivating a Culture of Peace.”
Wokocha, who noted that peace cannot be kept by force, but can only be achieved by understanding, stated that they were in the Government House to show solidarity with the governor for his peaceful disposition, pledge their support and also urge him to sustain the peace in the state.
