Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that he remains “in high spirits” despite recent political developments, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to completing ongoing infrastructure projects across the state.
Fubara spoke on Friday during an inspection of the new Airport Road Bypass project in Port Harcourt, where he disclosed that construction work had attained 65 per cent completion.
The governor assured residents that the prevailing political challenges would not distract his administration from delivering people-oriented projects.
“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,” he said.
Fubara explained that the bypass project was conceived to provide an alternative route to the Port Harcourt International Airport and minimise disruptions often caused by protests and blockades along the main airport road.
“We’ve always had these issues where communities, in expressing anger or dissatisfaction over the activities of airport authorities, block the airport road. We thought that in this modern society such actions are no longer necessary because whenever it happens, it affects the economic activities of the state,” he stated.
According to him, the government engaged the affected communities before embarking on the construction of the bypass to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
The governor, who was conducted round the site by the contractors, expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work, adding that the entire project would be delivered before October 2026.
The Airport Road Bypass is among several strategic infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Fubara administration amid ongoing political tensions in the state.
