Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that his determination to depart the Folks’s Democratic Social gathering (PDP) was pushed by the social gathering’s failure to guard him throughout the current political disaster within the state.
Talking at a stakeholders’ assembly on the Authorities Home in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Fubara mentioned he had sought assist from the federal authorities after dealing with challenges that threatened his place and political survival.
“I went to see Mr President not only for a private go to, however for a session on state issues. Crucial end result of that assembly is that we now have full assist to depart the place we had been as a result of we didn’t get the safety we would have liked,” he mentioned.
Day by day Publish studies that Fubara formally introduced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) throughout the assembly, taking alongside his key supporters.
He defined that the APC supplied the assist and safety essential to navigate the political turbulence in Rivers State.
He added, “If President Tinubu had not intervened, there wouldn’t be a Siminalayi Fubara in the present day. We’ve got the individuals and supporters with us. Our determination is to maneuver to the APC and absolutely assist the President’s second-term bid.”
Fubara’s defection is taken into account a serious political shift in Rivers State and is anticipated to impression the state’s political dynamics forward of the 2027 basic elections.
