“Rivers Has Become  Conquered Territory”, Fubara Laments, Vows Reclamation, Restoration

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

Blessing Fubara, allegedly, an elder sibling to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has formally signified  his intention to contest for the Rivers state topmost job  on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

The Source reports that Governor Fubara had, last week, pulled out from the All Progressive Congress, APC, gubernatorial primaries , thereby effectively halting his ambition for a second term in office.

His estranged political godfather, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike, has since described Fubara’s exit from the race to retain his job beyond 2027, as being in tandem with an agreement reached by parties in the botched impeachment move against the Governor a couple of months back.

Earlier, Wike had also vowed to explore all available pathways towards ensuring that Governor Fubara does not return to office for a second term as that will lead to his political death.

However, while speaking ahead of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, primaries scheduled for Friday May 29, 2026, the older Fubara declared his readiness in restoring peace, stability and economic prosperity to the beleaguered Rivers State.

He expressed serious concern that Rivers State, over the past three years has suffered untold economic and political retardation, occasioned mainly by unnecessary politically-induced disagreement and tension.

This was as he called for what he described as a ” collective uprising” across political and ethnic lines to reclaim and reposition Rivers state.

“We have lost opportunities. We have lost investments. We have lost our dignity as a people. We have lost our pride as Rivers people.

“Today, we see a Rivers State that is distressed. Today, we see a Rivers State that is shortchanged. Today, we see a Rivers that seems almost like a conquered state . No, we are not a conquered people”, he stated.

For equity and fairness, the older Fubara affirmed his readiness to go for only one term in office if elected.

According to him, his decision to only go for one term is to preserve zoning and power rotation arrangement in the state as envisioned by their founding fathers.

“I have vowed to do just a four -year one-term tenure to bring the expected prosperity and development in Rivers state

“We have vowed to you to keep the peaceful existence of the political rotatiy of Rivers state according to our founding fathers ” he added.

He emphasized the urgent need for some aspirants in the Governorship race to withdraw their ambition , with a view to up-scaling ” the uprising of the people , targeted at reclaiming the state from vampires .