Will the All Progressives Congress deny Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, a reelection ticket for the 2027 elections due to the influence of his erstwhile political godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike? Wale Igbintade asks
Before Sunday, May 10, 2026, the political atmosphere in Rivers State had remained troubled by the prolonged supremacy battle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and former Governor Nyesom Wike for the political soul of the state.
Every effort to reconcile Wike, the former political godfather and his godson, Fubara, has failed woefully, leading to continuous political and governance crises in the oil-rich South-south state.
Wike, who is also the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and President Bola Tinubu’s henchman, had sworn to remove from office and to replace Governor Fubara. The embattled governor has, as a result, suffered and survived many traps, including the declaration of a state of emergency in the state, which temporarily removed him from the Rivers State Government House.
So, when on his return to office, he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), not a few believed that by belonging to the same political party as President Tinubu, his feud with the minister would have been resolved substantially.
