Rivers governor Siminalayi Fubara says President Bola Tinubu can expect a “smooth ride” in the state during the 2027 elections.
Fubara made the remark on Friday at the flag-off ceremony for the Rivers airport bypass project.
“Today, I am very happy. I am not just a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), I am the number one. I have collected my [membership] card and the form is 001,” Fubara said.
“So, from this moment, I am there [in APC] with all my chest and heart. The message is clear: We are going to do everything to make the 2027 election for Mr president a smooth ride in Rivers state.
“How do we do it? It is with all of you here. With your support. The only way we can continue to tell Mr President thank you is to support him.”
Fubara officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC on December 9, days after 15 lawmakers in the Rivers house of assembly — including speaker Martin Amaewhule — also crossed to the ruling party.
Although emergency rule in the state recently ended, tensions between the governor and the assembly have resurfaced. On Thursday, lawmakers accused Fubara of making expenditures without approval and awarding contracts to his associates.
The development followed Fubara’s claim that reports of a lingering rift with the assembly were “pure lies”. He said he had repeatedly tried to meet with the leadership since his reinstatement in September but had been unable to secure an appointment.
Amaewhule rejected that assertion, insisting that members of the assembly met with the governor in September at the request of Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and accused Fubara of failing to uphold the agreements reached at the time.
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