Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has showered praises on the state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, for fighting crime to a standstill in the state, describing him as a professional officer.
This was as the governor vowed to spend his time in office executing tenable programmes and delivering services that will both improve the quality of life of all residents and create lasting impact for posterity.
The governor also urged wives of police officers to be deliberate in advising their husbands to continue to discharge their duties professionally since it is the best way to defend the truth.
Fubara gave the charge when he received in audience the National President of Police Officers Wives’ Association, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun, who is also the wife of the Inspector-General of Police, at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Friday.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, and sent to newsmen on Saturday.
Fubara said there are self-styled adversaries against his administration who want to frustrate his governance and cause distraction with provocative acts that are intended to induce violence.
He stated, “As a government, I know that you know all the stories around us. But we will continue to do the best we can for our people
“At the end of the day, what people want to see or what they want to hear is the mark that we have made. It is not the level of distraction that we have been faced or that is confronting us.
“It is the impact that we have made in governance that will count. So, we will make sure that we continue to do that, focusing on the ball.
“We know that we have started well; one day, it will end, and we will leave. So, because we know that we have decided to take the path of peace (we are happy).”
Fubara enjoined wives of police officers to fervently pray for his administration, and ensure that they advise their husbands to continue to stand on the path of truth.
The task, he noted, might be very challenging for them, but it should not matter whose ox is gored, because it is only the truth that eventually will last forever.
Fubara harped on the importance of building a good name that should be reckoned with in history and serves as a reflection of how well one has conducted himself in the service of the people.
He said, “When that name is mentioned somewhere, let people say, ooh, this is a good man. You won’t be there again to defend it but the name can make you pass through. The truth is that we are the head, but you are the neck that controls the head.