Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to fully support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Fubara announced the move on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
“We can’t support President (Tinubu) if we don’t fully identify with him, not just the backyard support.
“So we have taken that decision here today that everyone who has followed, who has suffered with me, our decision today, this evening is that we are moving to the APC,” he said.
His defection followed a visit to President Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, on Monday.
Tribune Online reports that Tinubu met separately with Fubara and his Ebonyi State counterpart, Francis Nwifuru, at the State House.
Fubara arrived at about 5:01 p.m. and was received by the Presidential Protocol Liaison Officer before proceeding to the President’s office for a closed-door meeting.
Earlier, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 15 other PDP lawmakers also announced their defections to the APC.
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