Rivers Governor, Fubara Dumps PDP, Defects to APC

By Our Reporter

RIVERS Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

​He announced his defection on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the government house in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

​According to Fubara, he joined the APC as a “gesture of reciprocity” for the consistent support, cooperation, and encouragement his administration has received from President Bola Tinubu since the political crisis that rocked the state in late 2023.

​“We can’t support Mr. President if we don’t fully identify with him; not backyard support,” the governor said.

​“So, we have taken that decision today since we have gotten a pass. Everyone here, who followed and suffered with me, our decision today [is that] we are moving to APC.”

​Fubara also noted that he would have become a former governor without the support from President Tinubu.

​”The reason why we are still standing is because of that place, and the truth is, without Mr. President, there wouldn’t be any His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara; it would have been the former governor,” he added.

​His defection comes less than a week after 15 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, including Martin Awaewhule, the Speaker, joined the APC.