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Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared his support for the Rainbow Coalition, endorsing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid and backing Kingsley Chinda as his preferred governorship candidate in the 2027 elections.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Rivien Medical Industry project in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area on Wednesday, Fubara said the prolonged political crisis in the state had come to an end and urged his supporters to unite behind the coalition.
The Rainbow Coalition is a political alliance led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, comprising APC loyalists, factions of the Peoples Democratic Party, and other political groups aligned with Tinubu.
“We have made peace in the state. And I am supporting our rainbow party, or rainbow coalition,” Fubara said in a video of his remarks shared widely online.
“President Ahmed Bola Tinubu is our president, and he’s the one we are supporting.”
He also declared that Chinda, also known as Oke, is his choice for governor, urging his followers to back all Rainbow Coalition candidates.
“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,” he said.
Fubara also urged his supporters to stop holding out for political favours before supporting the coalition, stating that he had already reconciled with the camp of Wike.
“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.
Besides that, the governor warned supporters not to use his name to support non-coalition political endeavours.
“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.
