Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he is a true Ijaw man.
Fubara explained that the people of Opobo in Rivers State are an integral part of the history of the Ijaw struggle, which makes him a true Ijaw son.
Fubara stated this when he met with the Regent and other representatives of Kalabari Se Kobiri at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Friday.
Media aide to the governor, Boniface Onyedi quotes the governor in a statement as saying that Ijaw people are bold, courageous, and forthright people who, despite being subjected to inhuman treatment, did not succumb to being traded as slaves during the slave trade.
“So, whoever is feeding you with that information should go back to their history classes. You cannot talk about the Ijaw struggle without the Opobo, the Bonny, and the Kalabari.
“We had our trade lines at that time and for you to occupy a trade line, it means you are a true Ijaw man. So, for the records, I am a full blooded, up to my bones, an Ijaw man.”
Condoling the Kalabari people over the demise of their monarch, late King Theophilus J.T. Princewill, the governor assured them that the state government will participate in the burial activities while urging the people to put their differences aside and work together to give the late king a befitting burial.
In his speech, the regent of Kalabari kingdom, Dr. Charles Princewill, said they were in Government House to notify the governor that Theophilus J.T. Princewill, Amachree XI, the Amanyanabo and Natural Ruler of the Kalabari Kingdom has died and formally invite him to attend the funeral.
He thanked Fubara for the support already given to them and solicited for more.
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