2027: Fubara’s brother joins Rivers governorship race

By Eric James Ochigbo

Amb. Blessing Fubara, the younger brother of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers, has joined the 2027 governorship race in the state on the platform of Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).

In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the younger Fubara pledged to restore the state’s economic prosperity and political stability if elected.

The aspirant said he was offering himself as a ready, competent and energetic candidate to “restore the soul of Rivers.”

He said that the need to reverse impoverishment of Rivers people, loss of investment, dignity and opportunities in the state spurred him into joining the race.

“Today, we see a Rivers that is distressed, shortchanged and almost seeming like a conquered state, but we are not a conquered people,” he said.

Fubara appealed to supporters in all 23 local government areas to turn out en masse at polling units to “reclaim the soul of Rivers.”

He pledged to serve a single four-year term to complete the eight-year tenure of Rivers South-East Senatorial District under the state’s political rotation arrangement.

According to him, altering the rotation of leadership and governance in the state will set a very wrong and dangerous precedent.