Tinubu seeks Rivers support as Fubara pledges three million votes

President Bola Tinubu used a campaign rally in Port Harcourt on November 7 to praise Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s reconciliation with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, and seek support for his 2027 re-election bid. Fubara pledged that Rivers State would deliver at least three million votes for Tinubu in the presidential election, under Wike’s leadership.

Tinubu told supporters at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium that Fubara had shown maturity and respect for the intervention of political elders during the dispute. He thanked the governor for maintaining peace and said Fubara would not regret accepting reconciliation. Tinubu also described Wike, now the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, as a development partner and praised his contribution to infrastructure development.

Fubara said he would participate fully in the Rainbow Coalition, a group led by Wike whose members are working to support Tinubu’s re-election. He thanked Tinubu for standing by him during a difficult period and said he would reciprocate that support. The three-million-vote pledge was a political commitment made at the rally, not an election result.

Wike said Rivers State supporters had gathered to...