Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending the cycle of speculations about his political future and ambition.
The Governor reportedly announced his defection on Tuesday at a stakeholders’ meeting at the government house in Port Harcourt.
He said: “We can’t support President Tinubu if we don’t fully identify with him, not just the backyard support. So, we have taken that decision here today that everyone who has followed and suffered with me, the decision this evening is that we are moving to the APC.”
Fubara’s decision to dump PDP came barely 24 hours after meeting with President Bola Tinubu behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Recall that the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly and 15 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing deepening internal crisis within the PDP as the reason.
With this defection, Governor Fubara has joined the likes of the Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori; Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno; Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah; and Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Siri, who equally defected from the PDP to APC.
