Basiru, in a statement, asked the ex-Rivers State governor to resign his ministerial position and focus on what he described as his obsession with Rivers State politics. “I say it here, take this message to your National Secretary, leave Rivers State alone. Fubara’s switch effectively ended his long-standing ties with the PDP and positioned him as the APC’s leading figure in Rivers State. The letter was submitted through the party’s ward office at Bob-Manuel’s Compound, Abonnema, the council headquarters in Rivers State. He doesn’t own Rivers State, and he doesn’t own the people of Rivers State.

Source: Punch January 06, 2026 09:09 UTC