Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has announced his decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Fubara also announced his decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Rivers governor announced his defection at a stakeholders meeting held at the government house in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that Fubara announced his decision to dump PDP amidst a wave of defection rocking the party.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah, dumped the party for the ruling APC.
The two governors’ defection came months after Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, moved to the ruling party with all their officials and appointees earlier in the year.
Pan-Atlantic Kompass also reports that Fubara dumped the PDP for the APC a few days after 16 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly tendered their resignation from the PDP.
Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Martin Amaewhule announced the decision on behalf of the other lawmakers.
The lawmakers said they dumped the PDP for the APC over the crisis bedevilling the main opposition party at the national level.
Speaker Amaewhule, announcing the decision during a plenary session stated the division within the PDP was too deep to ignore.
“The major reason for leaving the PDP is because of the division in the PDP,” Amaewhule, who represents Obio-Akpor I constituency, told the lawmakers on Friday.
He commended President Bola Tinubu for some programmes embarked upon by his administration that have benefited Nigerians, especially Rivers people.
According to the Speaker, his defection would enable him to partner with President Tinubu for the overall good of the Rivers people.
Amaewhule said: “Distinguished colleagues, let me happily announce to honourable members that your Speaker, Rt Hon Martin Chike Amaewhule, has decided and has indeed written to my Ward Chairman, Mr Osondo Orlu, of my decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party.
“APC is my new party. I will do all that is needed to be done towards ensuring that the party card of the All Progressives Congress is issued to me in no time. I am happy to be a member of the APC so that we can join forces with Mr President. He is doing so much for this country.”
