The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared Governor Sim Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State, while outlining conditions under which the party would support him for a second term.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Yilwatda said as the governor of Rivers, Fubara is the leader of the party, but suggested that he should work with every other person in the state.
“Governor Fubara is the leader of the APC in Rivers State, but he would need to coordinate with every other person in the state,” he said.
When asked if he would support Fubara as Rivers governor for second term, he said he would back him if he emerges the party’s candidate in the primary election.
“I don’t choose who to support in the state’s primary election. If Fubara emerges as the APC candidate, I’ll support him.
“If he loses the primary, I’ll sympathise with him and go with the person who wins the primary election.”
Nentawe’s comment comes amid the renewed hostilities between Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, over a leadership position in the state.
Following his defection to the APC, Fubara had declared himself as the 001 of the APC in the state.
However, Wike had dismissed the governor’s stance, stressing that he controls the political structure in the state, as the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have teamed up to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
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