Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured residents of the state of his administration’s commitment to the completion of the various ongoing infrastructural projects located in different parts of the state, despite the recent political developments.

Governor Fubara stated this on Friday while inspecting the level of work on the new Airport Road Bypass in Port Harcourt.

He disclosed that the project had reached sixty five per cent (65%) completion stage.

It was recallsed that the governor had on Wednesday dropped his re-election bid after he withdrew from the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State.

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Governor Fubara’s spokesman, Onwuka Nzeshi, in a statement on Friday after the project tour, quoted the governor as saying that in spite of recent developments on the political scene, he remains in “high spirits”.

He reiterated his readiness to continue with the task of governance, especially the delivery of projects that will impact positively on the lives of the people.

He said, “I want to assure our people that notwithstanding the situation of things, one thing that I can promise everyone, is that every good work that we have started, by the special grace of God, will continue and we will complete them. We’re in high spirits. Like, we always say, Rivers First,”

The governor also stated that his administration conceived the idea of constructing a bypass to the Airport Road to create an alternative route for the communities around the airport.

“We’ve always had these issues where the community may want to express their anger or dissatisfaction over some activities of the airport authorities, in the process they always block the airport road.

“We thought that in this modern society, such actions are not necessary anymore because whenever it happens, it affects the economic activities of the state. So we liaised with the community and created this bypass.” he said.

Fubara, who was conducted round the project site by the contractors, expressed delight at the pace of work on the road, disclosing that the complete project will be delivered before October 2026.

(Daily Trust)