By Kingston Magare 22.7.2026
River State governor Siminalayi Fubara said Wednesday he is joining Nyesom Wike’s Rainbow Coalition, which is pushing for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Fubara made his move known in Port Harcourt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and equipping of Riven Medical Facility, a public-private sector-driven pharmaceutical factory in the state. He stated that Tinubu was his preferred candidate and also endorsed Kinglsey Chinda as his likely successor in the 2027 elections.
Fubara was shut out of seeking re-election by Wike, a strong ally of President Tinubu. The Federal Capital Territory minister argued that Fubara had entered an agreement with him not run for a second term as a condition to avoid impeachment by the Rivers State House of Assembly, which he has in his pocket.
“I am supporting our Rainbow Coalition. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is our President, and he is the one we are supporting. The governorship candidate is the candidate I am supporting, and anybody who believes in me will support every candidate under the Rainbow Coalition,” Fubara declared.
“I am already in the family. I have returned to our family. Give your total support to the coalition. The time of war is over; it is now time for peace, and that peace will take us to another level.”
However, his declaration did not get the welcome it deserve from some his supporters. They had their say on X social media.
@jointrd44: Fubara knows pretty well what will happen to him when he leaves office in 2027. It is only wise to support Wike coalition.
@fuji_xud: He should have rejected coming back than this shameful outing.
@ChiefObi: Wike’s political group? Never seen a coward like Sim in my life.
@aoidogwu1309: That’s life for you. Those opportunistic people who enabled him on a collision course against Wike have all left him behind today. Sad life!
@Barnny_summy: Fubara has terminated his political career. History will remember. Very shameful.”
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