With the internal crisis rocking the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State still persisting, as well as wrangling in major opposition parties in the state like the Labour Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC), there are insinuations that Governor Siminilayi Fubara and his followers are behind the sudden rise in the popularity of the Action People’s Party (APP) ahead of the October 5, 2024, local council elections in the state. In this interview with ANN GODWIN, the state Chairman of the APP, Sunny Wokekoro, puts the facts clear.
There are speculations that Governor Siminilayi Fubara and some of his followers are behind the sudden popularity and growth of APP in Rivers State. How true is that?
Let me tell you something. If the APP is gaining momentum because of insinuations that Governor Fubara has a hand in it, that simply tells you that the governor is popular. That also indicates that the governor is being unjustly persecuted; that also tells you that Fubara is doing the job he ought to do and doing it well; hence, he is steadily gaining organic support from the people. But be that as it may, I can tell you authoritatively that Governor Fubara, even though our party is not antagonistic to him unlike other parties just as our party is also not antagonistic to President Bola Tinubu, he is not a member of our party. But as a good party administrator, the work of a good party administrator is to go out there and shop for the best candidates for the party. So, from the accusations I’m getting, I am beginning to get convinced that I should go for Governor Fubara and convince him to run under my party during the 2027 elections and also convince other people who have been deprived of opportunities in their parties. So long as they have the right character, we will go for them to run under our party. It is obvious that APP is now the veritable destination for anybody who is looking for any platform to fulfill his political career both in Rivers State and national level.
