… Directs Supporters to Align
2027: I’m supporting Wike-led Rainbow Coalition, says Fubar
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has publicly declared his support for the Rainbow Coalition, endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term, and backed Kingsley Chinda as his preferred governorship candidate in the state.
Fubara made the declaration on Wednesday during the groundbreaking and foundation-laying ceremony of the Rivien Medical Industry project in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
In a video of his remarks circulated on social media, the governor said he had returned to his political family and urged his supporters to align with the Rainbow Coalition, a political alliance led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
“We have made peace in the state. And I am supporting our rainbow party, or rainbow coalition,” he said.
Declaring for Tinubu’s second-term bid, Fubara said, “President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is our president, and he’s the one we are supporting.”
He added, “Oke Chinda is the governorship candidate that I am supporting. And anybody who believes in me will support every candidate that is under the rainbow.”
Appealing to his loyalists to stop waiting for political appointments or benefits before joining the coalition, Fubara said he had already reconciled with Wike’s political camp.
“For those of you who are saying, ‘Fubara, let’s stay, we want to collect something before we run,’ there is nothing to collect.
“I am already in the family. I’ve gone back to our family. So please, wherever you are, give your total support to that coalition.
“We need to move forward. The time of war is over; it’s time of peace. And this peace is taking us to another level. What you lose here, you’ll gain in another place. That is about life,” he said.
The governor also cautioned supporters against using his name to promote political activities outside the coalition.
“So please, I want this to be made clear to everybody. Don’t go anywhere and say you are supporting Fubara, Fubara. No, no, no.
“My position is this, and I’ve said it here clearly for everyone to hear. If you are not hearing well, use cotton wool or open your ear and let it enter well.
“I am not party to anything that will bring any form of disunity in this state. I’ve done what I need to do. For now, we are moving forward,” he said.
Fubara’s remarks come months after he withdrew from the All Progressives Congress’s primaries in May 2026, citing deep reflection and consultations.
The withdrawal came after he and Wike publicly reconciled following a prolonged political crisis that polarised Rivers State.
Rainbow Coalition is a cross-party alliance encompassing APC loyalists, factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, and other political groups aligned with Tinubu.
