“I am no longer your leader, Wike is”: Fubara faces an uncertain future after surrendering

At a rally on October 27, 2026, at Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara told supporters he was no longer their leader and that they should recognize Nyesom Wike as their political leader. Fubara had been tasked with unveiling the Rainbow Coalition candidates for the 2027 general elections and handing the APC flag to Hon Ogundu Kingsley Chinda, Wike’s chosen candidate for governor. The statement came after Fubara defected from the PDP to the APC on December 9, 2025. The article notes that President Bola Tinubu had said APC governors were political leaders of the party in their states.