Rivers State Governor Fubara Defects To APC

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He declared his defection during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt, stating, “We can’t support President (Tinubu) if we don’t fully identify with him, not just backyard support. Our decision this evening is that we are moving to the APC.”

His announcement comes at a time of heightened political tension in the Niger Delta region. The move follows a closed-door meeting earlier this week between Fubara and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, a meeting held against the backdrop of deepening internal divisions within the PDP and lingering uncertainty over Fubara’s position in the party.