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In an interview with Soar TV on Saturday, Okonkwo praised the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for ensuring that the elections took place against all odds and for fighting for the people’s rights.

He also commended Fubara’s resolve to proceed with the elections despite the pull-out of the Nigeria Police Force and pushback from supporters of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

The actor-turned-lawyer asserted that politicians like Fubara, who resist and protest when their rights are trampled upon, are needed to solidify the country’s democracy.

He said, “If you’re not willing to take the risk that is attached to any profession, step aside so that people who God gives that mind will go ahead and serve God in that capacity. If you’re a politician and you can’t stand for the people who voted for you, and because you don’t want to die, step aside. Because that’s what the job entails.

“Any politician that is not behaving like Siminalayi Fubara — who resists and protests when his rights are trampled upon, knowing that our judicial system and our electoral system have failed us, no matter the risk to his person — I will not speak for that politician again, and I maintain it.

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