I Remain An APC Member, Says Gov Fubara

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

Despite the alleged shabby treatment believed to have been meted on him, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, has reaffirmed his unflinching commitment and unalloyed loyalty to the All Progressive Congress, APC.

The Source reports that about 32 aspirants sponsored by the Governor Fubara to the House of Assembly,  were last weekend disqualified by the Screening Committee in  rather hazy circumstances.

The Committee, in its report of the exercise conducted between Saturday May 9 and Sunday May 10, 2026, disqualified about 56 aspirants out of the initial 98 that obtained nomination forms.

Conversely, 33 aspirants believed to have been backed by Governor Fubara’s estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, were cleared for the contest, thus sparking widespread debate on the fate of the Governor in his new political abode.

Wike who is still a member of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has vowed not to allow his estranged political godson a second term in office, noting that doing so will amount to signing his own political obituary.

The FCT Minister has equally maintained that a critical condition of the presidential truce brokered between the two was that Fubara will not be seeking a second term in office.

Instructively, Governor Fubara, last week Sunday, had angrily stormed out of  the Abuja venue of the APC Screening Committee, following what insiders attributed to the refusal of the Committee to screen him based on his perceived agreement with Wike.

The APC had, equally, before now, leaned towards the side of the FCT Minister, following its refusal to formally receive Governor Fubara into its fold, a gesture which had been accorded to his defecting colleagues, including those who joined the party after he had joined.

The open show of disrespect and disregard  by the APC has expectedly accentuated speculations suggesting that Fubara, even though the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC’s defection window  ended on May 10, may be considering finding solace in another party.

But speaking on Wednesday during an inspection tour of some project sites, including the remodeled Rivers state Psychiatric Hospital in Rumuigbo, Obio/Akpor Local Council of the state, Governor Fubara debunked claims suggesting that he may be on his way out of APC. 

He dismissed such reports and interpretations on the social as not only false and unfounded, but not a true reflection of his position.

“I am a member of the All Progressive Congress, and nothing has changed.

“People should stop using whatever situation they pick up from the social media ,or their personal interpretations, to present me wrongly. I have not gone anywhere. I remain a member.of the APC”, Fubara stated.