Fubara officially joins APC, days after Rivers speaker, 15 others announced defection

Siminalayi Fubara, the Rivers State Governor, has officially announced his defection from the People s Democratic Party (PDP), to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

The governor made the announcement at a stakeholders meeting held at the government house in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

Fubara joined a host of his colleagues who have defected to the APC this year.

Fibara’s defection is coming barely a week after Martin Amaewhule, the Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker, alongside 15 other members of the House announced their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Amaewhule announced the defections during plenary on Friday, blaming it on the division in the PDP, and that he had formally notified his ward chairman of his decision to leave the PDP for the APC.

He said, “Distinguished colleagues, APC is my new party. I will do all that is needed to be done towards ensuring that the party card of the All Progressives Congress is issued to me in no time.

“But as I speak today, I am a member of the All Progressives Congress. I am happy to be a member of APC so that we can join forces with Mr President. Mr President is doing so much for this country.”

Amaewhule lauded President Bola Tinubu’s leadership insisting that the President “means well for Nigeria’’ and had shown “love to Rivers State.”