Rivers Governor Fubara Rejoins Party Supports Tinubu 2027

Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike declared on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, that Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has returned to their political camp, a move he said would unify their party and bolster President Bola Tinubu's reelection campaign in 2027. Wike made the announcement while inspecting road projects in Abuja, framing the governor's decision as a correction of past political errors.

Wike dismissed any notion that Fubara required forgiveness after their prolonged and public feud, which had previously divided Rivers State politics and led to impeachment attempts against the governor. "I don't know what you mean by sin. In politics, there is no sin," Wike told journalists. "If someone realises they made a mistake and decides to correct it, there is nothing wrong with that. What matters is recognising that you were on the wrong path and making the right decision."

The minister stated he had predicted this reconciliation, asserting that Fubara had no viable political future outside the structure that originally brought him to power. "I said during my last media chat that he had no other choice but to return to the same political family that produced him,"...