Fubara Secures APC Endorsement for Second Term in Rivers

In response to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s recent defection to the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Rivers State residents to cast resounding votes for both President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Fubara.

Ajibola Basiru, the APC National Secretary, made the request while speaking to party members in the state.

Rivers State Television posted a video of Basiru’s comments on Facebook.

Basiru gave a speech on Monday at the launching of the Permanent Secretaries’ Quarters in Elimgbu, according to the Rivers State Government House.

Basiru congratulated the governor and the party, stating that the APC benefited from Fubara’s performance in office.

“When the governor is doing well, it simply means that our party is doing well, so I congratulate both our party and our governor,” he declared.

“But continuing to vote for our party, the APC, in every election is the only way you can compensate the governor and our party members of Rivers State.”

In the upcoming elections, including the presidential race, the APC scribe expressed confidence that Rivers State will provide the party with a large number of votes.

“And I am aware that our party, our governor, and our president will receive enormous numbers of votes in Rivers State in the upcoming general election,” Basiru continued.

Due to Fubara’s defection to the APC, the ruling party now controls all of the South-South region’s states, a significant political change in a region that has traditionally been ruled by the Peoples Democratic Party.

Following months of political unrest in Rivers State that put him against his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, the governor took this action a few days after visiting President Tinubu.

A split House of Assembly, threats of impeachment, and the president’s declaration of a six-month state of emergency were all consequences of the crisis.

APC officials have stepped up their attempts since Fubara’s defection to position him as the party’s political leader in Rivers and a significant electoral asset in front of the federal elections in 2027.

Speculation that the party is preparing the governor for a second term has also been stoked by the demand for large numbers of votes.

Ita Enang, a former presidential adviser and ambassadorial candidate, had previously told Premium Times that the APC leadership agreed to give defecting governors automatic return tickets.

Basiru’s remarks seemed to confirm such viewpoint by directly associating sustained support for Fubara’s administration with support for the APC.