The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has explained why Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has yet to appear before the party’s screening panel, amid growing public concerns over his absence from the ongoing screening exercise.
TVC News gathered that Fubara, who has been involved in a long-standing political conflict with his predecessor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly obtained the APC expression of interest and nomination forms through a proxy, against Wike’s alleged opposition.
According to This Day, a coalition of elders and supporters has openly defied the position of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, by procuring the APC Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
The delegation led by a member representing Andoni/Opobo-Nkoro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, disclosed that elders and leaders across Rivers State took the decision in the overriding interest of the people.
However, at the end of the screening exercise scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, respectively, Fubara did not appear before the committee.
Responding to questions about his absence from the screening, the Chairman of the Committee, Yilwatda, clarified that governors with official engagements were excused.
The APC Chairman frowned at singling out Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, noting that other governors, including those from Kwara and Ebonyi States, who were also scheduled for the exercise, were absent due to varying commitments in their respective states.
