Fubara Finally Reacts to PDP Crisis: "It's a Movement"
- The Rivers state governor has reacted to the outcome of the PDP national convention in Ibadan on November 15
- Governor Siminalaye Fubara, in a short video, said that there was no political party in Rivers, but rather a movement
- Recall that Fubara's predecessor and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, was expelled from the party during the convention
Siminalayi Fubara, the Rivers State Governor, has said that there is no political party and that what currently operates in the region was a movement.
Fubara's comment was a reaction to the outcome of the PDP national convention, held on Saturday, November 15, in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
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PDP expels Wike at Ibadan convention
At the convention, Fubara's predecessor and the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, was expelled from the PDP, with the development having created more division in the leading opposition party.
Wike, who has remained a PDP leader in Rivers, is serving as a minister under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu.
He has been accused of fueling the crisis in the PDP and was expelled over the allegation of anti-party activities.
Speaking on the outcome of the convention, Governor Fubara said that the party has failed the people of Rivers and that what he and his predecessor now have is a movement.
His statement reads:
"You know, in our state today, we are no longer doing a party; we are doing a movement. So, don't blame me if I am not on the side of the party. The party has failed us here. So, what we are doing now is to stand with our two legs."
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PDP crisis: Nigerians react to Fubara's comment
However, Fubara's comment has started generating reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their reactions:
Agba Oye said:
"FG should introduce a course and every student in the university must do it, like GST called TINUBU 101. He dismantled the once biggest political party in Africa."
Ade commented:
"When he was bullied by Wike and Tinubu, the PDP didn’t stand by him. They left him alone to face it. They are coward and I won’t blame Fubara for saying they failed him."
See the X post of the governor's comments below:
Amazing wrote:
"Whoever said that Tinubu Govt meant well for Nigeria will be alive to regret everything happening in Nigeria now."
Jerry reacted:
"I totally agree with Gov. Fubara when he said that the party has failed them. PDP failed him personally. PDP failed in Rivers state. PDP failed Nigerians and democracy. Personal greed and arrogance killed PDP."
Fayose mentions next PDP governor decamping
Legit.ng earlier reported that former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, had listed some PDP governors who were on their way to the APC amid the apparent crisis within the party.
He stated that the governor of Taraba state, Agbu Kefas, has been handed over to the APC national chairman by President Bola Tinubu, and another governor would be doing the same.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
