Rivers APC Faction Hails Tinubu’s Affirmation of Fubara as Party Leader, Seeks Unity

By Eddy Peters, Rivers State 

The Emeka Beke-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has welcomed the affirmation of Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in the state, describing the move as a vindication of its long-held position amid internal party tensions.

In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the faction’s spokesman, Darlington Nwauju, the group said the affirmation, conveyed by the President’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, reflected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to the APC constitution and established party conventions.

The Rivers APC leadership commended President Tinubu for reaffirming the principle that APC governors should lead the party at the state level, noting that such an arrangement promotes cohesion, effective mobilisation, and organisational efficiency. 

The faction said the clarification aligns with the policy direction of the party’s national leadership.

It added that the presidential affirmation should put to rest what it described as “false and misleading narratives” surrounding the leadership of the APC in Rivers State.

The faction also criticised comments attributed to the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on the impeachment process involving Governor Fubara and his deputy, describing the remarks as personal opinions that contradict the party’s core values and internal discipline.

The group further called on Morka to step aside from his position, accusing him of failing to safeguard the party’s organisational integrity.

In addition, the Rivers APC urged the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) to consider existing court judgments on the leadership of the state chapter and to immediately conduct congresses at the ward, local government, and state levels to harmonise contending interests.

The faction also appealed to Governor Fubara, in his capacity as leader of the APC in Rivers State, to convene a stakeholders’ meeting to chart a clear and united direction for the party going forward.