Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said he would ensure that everyone supports President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Naijaonpoint reports that Fubara’s remarks come following his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Fubara had claimed that he moved to the APC because the PDP dumped him during his political crisis.
Speaking during the commissioning of the Egbeda-Omerelu link road on Thursday, Fubara declared that he would work with any group to ensure that Tinubu wins in 2027.
He said, “Our position is to ensure that everyone supports Mr President. We will support every other group to ensure that we deliver for Mr President come 2027.”
Meanwhile, the PDP has stated that Fubara has fallen in love with his captor.
The party’s factional National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, stated this on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television.
He sympathised with Fubara over his past experience but warned the governor against blaming the wrong party for his travails.
He said, “During the preparations for the convention, I remember a journalist asked Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state about what the party was doing and he clearly said we need to allow him that he’s been through a lot that they’ve been speaking, so you can’t just throw other people under the bus because of your actions and inactions.
“We sympathise with Siminalayi Fubara. We know that this is a situation where Stockholm syndrome has happened, a captive has fallen in love with a captor and he’s unable to differentiate between where the real problem lies.”
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