Rivers: Fubara-led PDP reacts as governor’s supporters dump party for ADC

Keep up with the latest news and be part of our weekly giveaways and airtime sharing; follow our WhatsApp channel for more updates. Click to Follow us

Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reportedly lost a number of allies and supporters to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the newly adopted platform of opposition leaders preparing for the 2027 general elections.

According to an insider, many of those who previously backed Fubara have now aligned themselves with former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who is said to be eyeing the ADC’s presidential ticket.

The ADC was officially launched in Rivers State on July 23, with Amaechi and several prominent opposition figures making a high-profile appearance in Port Harcourt for the event.

“There was a massive defection from the governor’s camp especially in PDP to the ADC.

“With the information I got recently, the governor upon his return will also dump PDP but it is not clear yet if he will be joining the coalition or the ruling party in the country”, the source said.

When asked about the situation, Sydney Gbara, spokesperson for the Fubara-aligned PDP faction in Rivers State, maintained that the group remains part of the PDP unless the governor announces otherwise.

“For now, the governor has not told me or anybody that we will be joining the coalition. So we are very much in PDP.

“If the governor comes up today and says we are joining the coalition or APC, I will follow him”, he said.

Regarding the defection of some supporters, Gbara described it as a matter of personal decision.

According to him, “politics is a matter of choice, people are free to take their support to wherever they want to. But there are others who are looking up to their leaders. Whatever he does is what they do.

“Many of us have decided to be with the governor and whatever interests he shares, will be our interests too”.

Governor Fubara, who was suspended on March 18, 2025 alongside his deputy and all members of the state legislature due to unresolved political tensions is expected to resume duties in September.

Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification” so you will be the first to get our gist when we publish it. 
Drop your comment in the section below, and don’t forget to share the post