Factional Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Rivers State, Dr. Nname Ewor, has lamented that the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, deceived them into believing that he was capable of wrestling political control of the state from the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, only to dump the PDP midway.
Ewor also said that rather than follow the path of peace after the end of the emergency rule, the Governor was boasting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not only force the State House of Assembly members to pass the budget, he would also force Wike to work for his (Fubara’s) reelection.
The PDP Chairman, who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday, also demanded that the Rivers people must know the full content of the agreement reached before Mr. President prior to the lifting of the emergency rule.
“The mandate he (Fubara) is holding was given to him by Rivers people, and all his actions and inactions affect all those whose mandate he is holding. Therefore, it is incumbent on him at this material time to fully disclose to Rivers people all the agreements he entered into in a peace deal brokered by the President of the Federation before the Emergency Rule was lifted,” Ewor demanded.
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He said: “The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara GSSRS, was elected by Rivers people for a period of four years. Within his first year in office, there was a disagreement between him and the members of the State House of Assembly. This disagreement led to the bombing of the hallowed chambers of the Assembly. The events of this disagreement and the bombing of the Assembly led to a peace pact brokered by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR. This agreement broke down, plunging the state into a protracted political crisis, culminating in a declaration of a State of Emergency in March 2025.
“While this disagreement was on, a lot of us were deceived into believing so many things that were not true. In other words, the Governor deceived us. Rather than give us the true picture of things, we were led with propaganda and lies, making us believe that the Governor would wrest political control from Wike.
“During the period of the Emergency Rule, another round of peace pact was brokered by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Unlike the previous peace pact, where an eight-point agenda was signed, the current peace pact was not documented and Rivers people were not in the know. Again, the peace agreement between the Governor, the FCT Minister, and the State House of Assembly collapsed. This led to the defection of the Governor from the PDP to the APC in December 2025. As a political party, we challenged the declaration of the State of Emergency in the Supreme Court to protect our mandate. Today, the Governor has taken our mandate to the All Progressives Congress, which, with all intent and purpose, is not proper.
“Rather than follow the path of peace to ensure the smooth running of government, the Governor has been boasting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not only force the State House of Assembly members to pass the budget, the President will also force Wike to work for his (Fubara’s) reelection.
“The second issue is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective Convention 2025 in Ibadan. Our Constitution provides for a National Convention every four years. First, to elect new executives to pilot the affairs of the Party over the next four years. Second, to formulate policies to guide the operations of the Party. As at the time of the Convention in November 2025, our Governor was still a member of our dear Party and one of our Governors.
“All the activities leading to the Convention happened under his watch and direction. The Rivers State delegation to the Convention was led by my humble self and we fully participated in the Convention. But for personal reasons not known to me, the Governor did not attend the Convention. It was at the Ibadan Convention that the Rivers State Executive Committee of our dear Party was dissolved.
“To me, asking us to go to Ibadan when he knew he would not be attending the Convention amounts to double standards, which is not an attribute of an honourable man. Most importantly, after the Governor had boasted that he would take over the PDP structure in the State, could it be that it was when he saw that PDP had become a no-go area that he quickly defected to APC? We need explanations.
“The third issue is the constitution of the State Caretaker Committee. Following the dissolution of the State Executive Committee of our dear Party at the Ibadan Convention, the National Working Committee (NWC) of our dear Party in December 2025 constituted the current Caretaker Committee of our dear Party led by my humble self.
“Members of the Caretaker Committee were duly nominated by the leadership of our great Party in the State, including Prince Uche Secondus, a former National Chairman of our great Party PDP, Rt. Hon Austen Opara, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abiye Sekibo, a former Minister, Celestine Omeha, a former Governor of our dear State, and Senator Lee Maeba, a former Senator of the Federal Republic, including my humble self, Alalibo Graham Braide, and Dr. Field Nkor, who came from the Governor’s team.
“Today, the Caretaker Committee is subsisting. Although the outcome of the Ibadan Convention is subject to litigation as we speak, all the actions remain valid until the Court says otherwise.
“The fourth and final issue is the Local Government ‘thank you’ visit by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Over the past one week, the FCT Minister has embarked on a ‘thank you’ visit to the 23 Local Government Areas of the State. His intention, according to him, is to thank the people of the State for their support during the 2023 General Elections for the Peoples Democratic Party and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic.
“He also used the occasion to solicit their continued support. During his speeches in the different Local Government Areas, the FCT Minister made some remarks about our Governor and he has been very consistent about it, i.e., keeping to agreements. The FCT Minister said that before the Emergency Rule in Rivers State was lifted, the Governor agreed not to run for a second term, to reinstate Ohna Sergeant Awuse as Chairman, Rivers State Traditional Rulers, drop Tammy Danagogo as Secretary to the State Government, and Edison Ehie as Chief of Staff, etc. That the Governor has refused to keep all the terms of the agreement.
“These issues should not have bothered us because the Governor is no longer a member of our political party. As to the question of a second term, first, it is exclusive to the Governor; second, it is that of a political party. But as citizens of the State and stakeholders who are directly impacted by every activity in the State, we therefore demand that Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, address Rivers people, Nigerians, and indeed the world at large on all the agreements reached with the FCT Minister and the State House of Assembly in a peace deal brokered by the President.
“While we agree that the issue of a second term is exclusive to the Governor and his Party, the All Progressives Congress, Rivers people require to know the full content of the agreement reached before Mr. President to enable them to make informed decisions. The Governor is the Governor of the State. The mandate he is holding was given to him by Rivers people, and all his actions and inactions affect all those whose mandate he is holding. Therefore, it is incumbent on him at this material time to fully disclose to Rivers people all the agreements he entered into in a peace deal brokered by the President of the Federation before the Emergency Rule was lifted.”
According to him, these issues bother on “our corporate interest, welfare, and peaceful governance of the State. Therefore, as a political Party and citizens of Rivers State, we demand that the Governor fully and completely disclose all the agreements reached before the President. This is the only way he can be accountable and responsible to the people of Rivers State who, in the first instance, gave him the mandate for a period of four years and are likely to renew the mandate or otherwise in the 2027 General Elections.”