A former Technical Assistant to the Rivers State Government on Employment Generation and Empowerment, Blessing Fubara, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
Fubara made the public declaration after he was received by the National Leader of NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson and other stakeholders of the party in Abuja.
Speaking at the reception, Fubara described the NDC as a moving train, adding that his decision to join the party is in the interest of the people of Rivers State.
He noted that the soul of Rivers State is at stake and the people must take back their state, stressing that Rivers will be ‘OK’ after the 2027 polls.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Government has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara remains focused on governance and infrastructural development across the state.
The government stated this in response to fresh criticism from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, who accused the governor of placing second-term politics above governance and the passage of the 2026 budget.
Wike, during a media chat at his residence in Abuja on Wednesday, also accused Fubara of reneging on an agreement he allegedly signed not to seek re-election following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis in the state.
Reacting, the Chief Press Secretary to the Rivers State governor, Onwuka Nzeshi, dismissed the allegations as false.
Naija News reports that Nzeshi, who spoke on Friday during a programme on Nigeria Info 92.3 FM in Port Harcourt, insisted that Fubara had continued to execute and inspect critical infrastructure projects across the state.
