Thursday, January 22, 2026 - The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has reaffirmed that Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is the recognised leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. According to Bwala, a former governor of the state and current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is not a member of the ruling party.
Bwala made the clarification in a fresh interview with Channels
Television.
The Presidential media aide amid the political crisis in the
state which has morphed into the initiation of impeachment proceedings, by
members of the Rivers Assembly, against Fubara.
“I agree
with the point highlighted by the national chairman [Nentawe Yilwatda] that in
Rivers State, Governor Fubara is the leader of the APC in Rivers State. Wike is
not a member of APC, so he cannot speak for the APC” Bwala said
He added that while Wike may retain influence within the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, he has no authority within the
APC.
“He may be
the leader of the PDP in Rivers State because he was a former governor and they
do not have a governor at the moment, but in APC, the leader of the party in
Rivers State is Governor Fubara,” he stated
Watch a video of Bwala speaking below
WIKE is not a member of APC and he must allow governor FUBARA to do his job - DANIEL BWALA pic.twitter.com/lF3oEDiy4D
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