Port Harcourt, Rivers state – Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers, has raised the alarm over an alleged sinister plot to arrest and detain his key loyalists following the 2024 state local government election.
Fubara said this in a recent interview with Channels Television.
Fubara stated that an intelligence report reaching him revealed that plans have been concluded to frame up his allies.
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the current minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) are battling each other for the control of political structure in the state.
Wike was opposed the conduct of the local election and encouraged his supporters in the oil-rich state to boycott the exercise, citing a court order. However, the election was held nonetheless.
In the election, the lesser-known Action Peoples Party (APP), whose platform Fubaraâs loyalists contested, won 22 chairmanship seats while Action Alliance (AA) claimed the remaining one seat.
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Governor Fubara said his loyalists adopted the Action Peoples Party (APP) in the last local government election to meet the deadline for the implementation of the Supreme Courtâs ruling on LGA autonomy.
Fubara said the decision had nothing to do with creating his own political structure.
He explained that with the deadline fast approaching and the drama in his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he had no choice but to follow the APP route.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
