Rivers Crisis: Fubara’s loyalists pick APP forms for local elections

The local election is expected to alter the political dynamics in the state.

SPECIAL REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria, other countriesBlood on UniformsSPECIAL REPORT: Antimicrobial resistance crisis heightens in Nigeria, other countriesGovernor Siminalayi Fubara’s loyalists are contesting the Rivers State local government election under the platform of the Action Peoples Party .

“It’s my pleasure to inform the people of Obio-Akpor that I have scaled through the screening at the headquarters of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission .on the microblogging site, suggesting that he has the approval of Mr Fubara, a PDP governor, to contest the election on the platform of APP, a move that may be described as anti-party.Support journalism driven by facts, created by Nigerians for Nigerians. Our thorough, researched reporting relies on the support of readers like you.

“Governor Fubara is a PDP member, and he’s not contesting the election. Those who are contesting are spread all over the local government, all over the parties and all over the country. The Rivers APP chairperson, Sunny Wokekoro had, while briefing reporters after the party secretariat was bombed the second time, denied that Mr Fubara was planning to join the party but insisted that the attack would not dissuade the party from participating in the local government elections.

Governor Fubara boycotted PDP congresses in Rivers after his loyalists secured a court order against it, but the PDP national leadership released voting materials to Mr Wike, whose loyalists emerged party executives at ward, local government areas and state levels.Mr Wike last month threatened to take the fight to other PDP governors backing Mr Fubara in the Rivers crisis.

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