We Must Save Governor Fubara and Ourselves:*
By Joel Dappa.
Nigeria is a nation that devours its own. Goodluck Jonathan and Siminalayi Fubara prove it. Both are South-South minorities, career civil servants thrust by fate into leadership—Jonathan as president, Fubara as Rivers State governor. Neither sought power; power found them. And both collided with a system hostile to decency and progress.
Jonathan, a zoologist turned president, inherited a fractured Nigeria in 2010. Naive in politics, he faced insurgency and corruption, only to lose in a 2015 election tainted by rigging allegations. Fubara, a highly competent Permanent Secretary, became governor in 2023 amid public exhaustion with thuggery and theft. He aimed to redirect Rivers’ wealth to its people, but now battles a political siege echoing Jonathan’s fate. Nigeria happened to them—its chaos, cabals, and cynicism.
Both men share a desire to better society, yet face sabotage. Jonathan’s story ended in regret; Fubara’s hangs is currently in the balance. We can still save him and inadvertently ourselves.
“Nigeria will be better” is a tired refrain; bettering Nigeria is our task, now. Citizens must rise, demand accountability, and reject the status quo. International oil companies profiting from Rivers State must urge their governments to intervene—this crisis ripples globally.
Fubara must not join the infamy of Nigerian politics. Nigerians, and all who cherish progress, must say: Enough.
The judiciary, media, and global community must act. We can’t let Nigeria happen to us again. Let’s happen to Nigeria before it’s too late.
