Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has defected to the APC, days after a closed-door meeting with President Tinubu and amid rising political tensions in the state.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking a significant shift in the state’s evolving political landscape.
He made the declaration during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
The governor’s move comes at a time of heightened political tension in Rivers State, especially following the recent defection of 17 members of the State House of Assembly—lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule—who also dumped the PDP for the APC.
Their switch intensified speculation about Fubara’s next political step.
Fueling the rumours further was Governor Fubara’s visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday. He held a closed-door meeting with the President at the State House in Abuja.
According to a video that surfaced online, Fubara was seen walking toward the President’s office at exactly 5:01 p.m., dressed in a deep-blue long-sleeved shirt, black trousers, and a black flat cap.
With his official announcement, what had been speculation has now become a defining moment for Rivers State politics, setting the stage for new alliances, shifting loyalties, and an unfolding political realignment under the APC banner.
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