Fubara’s Brother Joins Rivers Gov Race

Blessing Fubara, brother of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).

Naija News reports that Fubara said he would serve only one term of four years if elected governor.

Speaking ahead of the NDC primary election, he described himself as a “ready, competent and energetic” candidate who would restore peace, stability and economic prosperity to Rivers State.

The governorship aspirant said the state had suffered politically and economically in recent times.

“We have lost opportunities. We have lost investments. We have lost our dignity as a people. We have lost our pride as Rivers people,” he said.

He called for a collective “uprising” across political and ethnic lines to reclaim what he described as the state’s lost glory.

“Today, we see a Rivers State that is distressed. Today, we see a Rivers State that is shortchanged. Today, we see a Rivers State that seems almost like a conquered state. No, we are not a conquered people,” he stated.

Fubara pledged to preserve the state’s zoning arrangement, insisting that the Rivers South-East Senatorial District must complete its eight-year tenure.

“We have vowed to you to keep the peaceful existence of the political rotation of Rivers State according to our founding fathers by our districts,” he said.

“I have vowed to do just a four-year one-term tenure to bring the expected prosperity and development in Rivers State,” he added.

The aspirant said political strength should not be measured only by money. According to him, popular support remained his greatest advantage.

“We might not challenge the financial capacity that they have, but we know that we have the people, so we are richer in capacity,” he said.

He urged supporters across the 23 local government areas of Rivers State to mobilise massively for the NDC primary election.

Fubara also appealed to what he described as his “elder brother” in the race to step down in support of “the uprising of the people” aimed at restoring prosperity and stability to the state.

“It sets a very wrong and dangerous precedent if we alter the senatorial rotation of our leadership and governance in the state,” he warned.