Nigerian governor, Fubara offers protesters “pure water money”

By Onoja Baba, Abuja, Nigeria

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has offered the EndBadGovernance protesters in Port Harcourt Government House “pure water” money.

Fubara made the offer on Thursday while addressing the protesters in the state.

His offer of money for pure water and his plea for the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria demonstrators to return home fueled their anger.

While addressing the protesters in front of the Government House, Fubara said, “I thank you for being peaceful. Thank you for coming. I feel your pain. I want to assure you that I will deliver your message to the President.

“Here in Rivers State, we will do everything to make life better. But all we need from you is to support the Federal Government. We know there is hunger but just be patient with the government.

“I will give you a small thing for you to drink pure water.”

At this point, the youths listening erupted in a chorus of, “No, no,” saying, “We don’t need your money. Keep your money; we want good governance in Nigeria. Tinubu must go.”

Efforts by the governor to pacify them and explain what he meant fell on deaf ears, as they continued to express their annoyance.

Fubara eventually waved his hands towards them and stepped down from where he stood in front of the Government House, leaving the scene.

The protests ongoing in Nigeria has spread across a few states including the country’s capital Abuja.

Few cases of hoodlums vandalizing government infrastructures have also been reported.