Rivers APC Courts Governor Fubara Ahead of Power Transition

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State is extending an open invitation to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to join its ranks as the state gears up for Thursday’s power transition.

Speaking on *Channels Television's* *The Morning Brief* on Tuesday, APC spokesperson Darlington Nwauju encouraged Fubara to defect to the ruling party upon his return from London.

“If I were the governor of Rivers State, on my return on Thursday, I would announce my defection to the All Progressives Congress,” Nwauju said. “We would gladly welcome him into our party.”

When asked whether Fubara would automatically assume leadership of the APC in Rivers if he defected, Nwauju confirmed: “By the convention of our party, if he joins the APC, he becomes the leader of the party.”

Nwauju also addressed the six-month tenure of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.) who has administered the state during the emergency rule. He noted that while the APC has not formally demanded an account of Ibas’s stewardship, the National Assembly-approved budget and oversight committee are expected to deliver a report on his administration.

Meanwhile, both President Bola Tinubu and Governor Fubara are expected back in the country on Tuesday. Tinubu, who cut short his vacation in France and the UK, will return to Abuja, while Fubara is scheduled to return from London.

Their arrival comes just ahead of Thursday’s anticipated end to emergency rule and the restoration of democratic governance in Rivers State.

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