Politics
APC Chairman Breaks Silence on Rivers Crisis, Sets Conditions for Fubara’s Second Term
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has spoken on the growing political tension in Rivers State.
He addressed the leadership dispute involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Yilwatda made it clear that Governor Fubara is now recognised as the leader of the APC in Rivers State.
His comment comes at a time when political alignments in the state are becoming more intense ahead of the 2027 elections.
The Rivers crisis has been fueled by the fallout between Fubara and his predecessor, Wike. The disagreement has spilled into party politics, especially after Fubara’s move to the APC. After joining the party, the governor publicly declared himself as the “001” of the APC in the state.
Wike, however, rejected that claim. He insisted that he still controls the political structure in Rivers State.
The former governor also argued that the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are working together in the state to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
Reacting to the situation, Yilwatda took a firm but measured position. He acknowledged Fubara’s status in the party but stressed that leadership must be inclusive.
According to him, no individual can run the party in isolation.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Yilwatda said: “Governor Fubara is the leader of the APC in Rivers State, but he would need to coordinate with every other person in the state.”
He also clarified his role ahead of the party’s primaries. The APC chairman said personal loyalty would not influence his decision. He stressed that the party’s internal democratic process would determine who gets his backing.
“I don’t choose who to support in the state’s primary election. If Fubara emerges as the APC candidate, I’ll support him,” Yilwatda stated.
He added that the party would stand by whoever emerges victorious at the primaries, regardless of personal preferences.
“If he loses the primary, I’ll sympathise with him and go with the person who wins the primary election,” he said.
Yilwatda’s remarks signal that Fubara’s chances of securing a second term under the APC will depend strictly on the party’s primary election.
It also suggests that the Rivers political battle is far from over, as key actors continue to assert influence.
Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has playfully called out Senate President Godswill Akpabio for breaching truce over ‘massaging women’s legs’ comment.
At plenary on Thursday, Oshiomhole said he signed a truce of no more hostilities, stating that Akpabio breached the agreement by reverting to previous matters.
DAILY POST reports that Akpabio had mocked Oshiomhole over the viral video allegedly showing him massaging a woman’s leg aboard a private jet.
The Senate President stated that the Senate initially ignored the footage because it was suspected to have been generated using artificial intelligence, AI.
Recall that a video which surfaced on X on February 3, 2026, sparked widespread reactions after it allegedly showed the former Edo State governor massaging a woman’s leg inside a private jet, days later the lawmaker debunked the video stating that it was AI.
Joking over it at the plenary, Oshiomhole said, “I want to report to this house that the senate president and I we signed a truce of no more hostilities and senate president breach the truce by reverting to previous matter, the truce stands, you should not violate, I will not violate.”
Responding, Akpabio said, “Let me first of all apologize to Oshiomhole if whatever I said could in any way injure him or feel offended.”
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Members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, have taken over the secretariat of the party in Oyo State.
The secretariat, located in the Molete area of Ibadan, was in the custody of the faction loyal to Governor Seyi Makinde of the state until Thursday when the members loyal to Wike took over the premises.
DAILY POST gathered that the PDP members stormed the secretariat on Thursday and occupied the premises with hundreds of members of the party in attendance.
PDP chairman in the state, Professor Abdulrahman Akinoso, confirmed the development to DAILY POST.
Akinoso in a telephone conversation with DAILY POST on Thursday, insisted that the real owners have taken over the premises.
He said, “It is true. It is not faction. It is PDP. We have taken over the premises. It was in the morning. We were there in the morning. We just left the premises. We are now in control. We have taken over the premises.” .…For more, Complete your reading.
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