Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has asserted that Nigeria’s socioeconomic transformation can only be achieved if public officials govern with the fear of God and a clear conscience. Speaking at an interdenominational thanksgiving service in Port Harcourt, the governor stressed that political offices are transient privileges that must be used strictly to uplift humanity rather than oppress the masses. Fubara lamented that the lack of spiritual accountability among many contemporary leaders has fueled systemic corruption, economic hardship, and widespread public distrust. He argued that policy frameworks and infrastructure developments will fail to yield lasting prosperity unless they are executed by leaders driven by empathy, righteousness, and the fear of divine judgment. The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to prioritizing the welfare of Rivers State citizens over political expendability, promising to resist external manipulations that undermine public good. He urged religious institutions to remain resolute in preaching truth to power and holding political actors accountable to ethical standards. Fubara concluded by calling on Nigerians to pray for a new crop of visionary leaders who possess the moral rectitude and spiritual discipline necessary to navigate the nation out of its current compounding crises.
