Rivers Governor Fubara Dumps PDP, Declares Full Alignment with APC After Meeting Tinubu
Political developments in Rivers State took a dramatic turn on Monday as Governor Siminalayi Fubara formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), a move that immediately reshaped the political climate in the Niger Delta.
The declaration was made during a high-level stakeholders’ gathering at the Government House in Port Harcourt, where the governor addressed party loyalists, cabinet members, and community leaders. According to details PulseNets learnt from officials present at the meeting, the governor’s decision had been the subject of intense internal conversations in recent weeks.
In a brief but emphatic remark, the governor stated:
“We cannot continue offering partial or distant support. If we must stand with the President, then we must fully align with the platform he leads.”
He followed with a more direct confirmation of his next political step, announcing:
“Our position tonight is clear — we are moving to the APC.”
His comments, obtained by PulseNets, underscored a strategic realignment he described as necessary for the “stability and progress of Rivers State.”
The switch comes at a time of heightened political tension in the oil-rich state, where factional disputes, loyalty battles, and questions surrounding the governor’s future in the PDP have continued to dominate public discourse. Several senior government sources told PulseNets that the mood within the administration has grown increasingly uneasy over fears of escalating internal confrontations.
This development also follows a confidential meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Fubara at the Presidential Villa in Abuja — an engagement PulseNets reported earlier was held to address rising political friction in the state and assess the governor’s shifting relationship with the PDP leadership.
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With this move, Rivers State enters a new chapter, one that is expected to trigger far-reaching political recalibrations both within the state and at the national level.
