APC Woos Rivers Governor Fubara Ahead of Reinstatement, “Announce Your Defection”

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is wooing the suspended governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, to its fold, ahead of the planned reinstatement ceremony on Thursday, September 18.

Rivers APC urges Fubara to dump PDP

The reinstated spokesman of the APC in Rivers state, Darlington Nwauju, extended an open invitation to Governor Fubara when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, September 16.

Nwauju noted that if he were Fubara, he would announce his official defection to the ruling APC during his reinstatement on Thursday.

Buttressing his point, Nwauju noted that he would advise Fubara to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the APC would gladly welcome him into their fold.

Nwauju stated this;

“If I were the governor of Rivers State, on my return on Thursday, I would announce my defection to the All Progressives Congress.

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“I think the governor should join the APC, and we would gladly receive the governor into our party.”

Fubara will lead Rivers APC if he dumps PDP – Nwauju

When asked if Fubara would be the Rivers APC leader should he join the party, Nwauju replied in the affirmative.

Nwauju revealed that based on the APC’s convention, Fubara automatically becomes the party’s leader should he join its fold.

“By the convention of our party, if he joins the All Progressives Congress (APC), he becomes the leader of the party,” Nwauju stated.

Tinubu, Fubara to return to Nigeria today

Meanwhile, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to return to Abuja after cutting short his vacation in France, ahead of ahead of Rivers return to democratic rule on Thursday, September 18.

Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara will also return to the country from London, United Kinddom, on Tuesday (today).

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Ibas releases statement as Fubara set to return

In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), declared that President Tinubu’s mandate to stabilise the state and restore democracy was achieved.

Ibas commended Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for conducting transparent local government elections and promised a government review of the report, with a white paper to follow.

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Source: Legit.ng