‘I’ve Gone Back To Our Family’: Fubara Endorses Tinubu, Throws Weight Behind Wike Coalition, Kingsley Chinda For Rivers Governor

In a video of the event seen by SaharaReporters, the governor announced that he had reconciled with his former political allies and urged his supporters to align with the Rainbow Coalition.

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has publicly declared his support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid, endorsed the political coalition backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and thrown his weight behind Kingsley Chinda as his preferred governorship candidate ahead of the 2027 elections.

Fubara made the declaration on Wednesday during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Rivien Medical Industry project in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

In a video of the event seen by SaharaReporters, the governor announced that he had reconciled with his former political allies and urged his supporters to align with the Rainbow Coalition.

Wike's Rainbow Coalition is a cross-party political alliance formed by the minister and aimed at dominating Rivers State politics and supporting President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.