L-R: Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike; Chairman of the Rivers Elders Forum, Chief Ferdinand Alabrabra and APC Governorship Candidate for Rivers State, Rt Hon Kingsley Chinda at the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Rainbow Coalition in the state to embrace teamwork, unity and sincerity of purpose to ensure victory for President Bola Tinubu, the party’s governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Kingsley Chinda, and other candidates in the 2027 general elections.
Fubara gave the charge on Thursday in Port Harcourt during the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, insisting that the ability of the state to deliver massive votes for the party and its candidates would depend largely on the willingness of members to work together.
The governor described unity as the surest path to electoral success, noting that the present political alignment offered an opportunity to consolidate on the achievements of the 2022 and 2023 campaigns, when a united campaign structure mobilised support for him and President Tinubu.
According to him, the inclusion of some individuals who belonged to opposing political camps during the previous elections had further strengthened the coalition and made the task of mobilisation easier.
Fubara, however, cautioned that such an expanded political platform could only succeed if members demonstrated genuine commitment and avoided divided loyalties.
L-R: Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara (left) in a tet-a-tet with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the inauguration of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Port Harcourt on Thursday.
He thanked the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, who coordinates the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, as well as other political leaders who worked towards the inauguration of the council.
The governor also congratulated those appointed into the campaign council, urging those whose names were not included in the initial list not to feel discouraged, as more opportunities would emerge with the constitution of sub-committees and possible updates to the list.
The FCT minister, who is also the national leader of the PDP/Rainbow Coalition, reminded members that their appointments were based on their capacity to contribute meaningfully to the campaign and deliver electoral results.
He charged them to work assiduously towards securing victory for Tinubu and other APC and Rainbow Coalition candidates in the presidential, governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly elections.
Wike disclosed that, in addition to the presidential campaign council and its sub-committees, local government campaign councils would soon be inaugurated to strengthen grassroots mobilisation and ensure wider coverage across the state.
He reiterated the need for members to demonstrate commitment and work collectively to deliver massive votes for the coalition’s candidates in the forthcoming elections.
