Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has declared that he has reconciled with his political family and thrown his weight behind the Rainbow Coalition in Rivers State, urging his supporters to back the political alliance led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Fubara made the declaration during an event shared by Symfoni TV from 2:05 on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
Addressing the gathering, the governor stressed the importance of unity. “We cannot progress in the face of disunity, we cannot progress in the face of issues that must be understood, whose community must accommodate the company. Government will also on its own parts make everything available and even possible for you to operate smoothly,” he said.
Fubara assured stakeholders of his administration’s commitment to supporting initiatives that would benefit the state. “So let me assure you on behalf of the government that you have our total support and our backing to succeed in this project,” he added.
The governor then turned to the political situation in the state, noting that he had not publicly addressed his supporters for some time and wanted to make his position clear. “I think for a very long time I have not stood before you people, so let me say something here. It is little apologies who have made peace in the States and we have a total and I am supporting our rainbow party, our rainbow coalition,” he said.
Fubara also pledged his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the coalition’s candidates in the forthcoming elections. “President Ahmed Tinubu is our president and is the one we are supporting. Okey Chinda is the government candidate that I am supporting and anybody who believes in me will support. And every candidate that is under the rainbow.”
The governor went further to reveal that he had fully reconciled with his political family, dismissing speculation that he or his supporters had conditions before joining the coalition. “For those of you who are saying, Fubara, let’s stay, we want to collect something before we run. There is nothing to collect. I am already in the family, I have gone back to our family.”
He urged his supporters across the state to rally behind the Rainbow Coalition, saying the period of political conflict had ended. “So please, wherever you are, give your total support to that coalition. We need to move forward. The time of war is over. It is time of peace and this peace is taking us to another level. What you lose here, you gain in another place. That is about life….See More