Fubara is APC leader in Rivers, Wike has been compensated – Bwala

Bwala

Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy communication, says his principal aligns with the position of Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the leadership hierarchy in Rivers state.

Bwala’s remarks come as the Rivers house of assembly continues impeachment proceedings against Siminalayi Fubara, amid a renewed war of words between the governor and Nyesom Wike, his predecessor.

BACKGROUND

On January 3, the APC chairman said Fubara, governor of Rivers, leads the party in the state. Yilwatda said the APC accords governors the privilege of leading the party at the state level, while urging them to respect inclusion and avoid disenfranchising other party members.

‘FUBARA SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO HIS JOB’

Speaking on ‘Hard Copy’, a Channels Television programme, Bwala said the governor must be allowed to carry out his duties without undue interference.

The presidential aide added that Wike’s political standing in the state is limited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“I agree with the point highlighted by the national chairman that in Rivers state, Governor Fubara is the leader of the APC. Wike is not a member of the APC, so he cannot speak for the party,” he said.

“He may be regarded as a leader within the PDP in Rivers state, having been a former governor, but the APC leader in the state is Governor Fubara.”

Bwala said Tinubu’s position is in tandem with the party’s internal rules and democratic principles.